OUTCRY in some markets about these chemical products led to a replacement of phosphates with the apparently less aggressive 'non-phosphates'. This is a group of chemicals which also bind water in the products but have a better result when it comes to texture. And - the best news for the industry - non-phosphates can be declared on labeling as harmless-sounding 'citric acid' as this is indeed part of their composition.
By definition, non-phosphates are chemicals with no phosphate origin, sold as MTR79, NP30, Demon, NF400 or sometimes simply named 'squid powder'.
