ʻO CMC, a i ʻole Carboxymethyl cellulose, he meaʻai maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia e like me ka mānoanoa, emulsifier, a me ka stabilizer. He mea hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka wai, anionic polymer i loaʻa mai ka cellulose, he polymer maoli i loaʻa i loko o nā paia o nā mea kanu. Hoʻokumu ʻia ka CMC e ka hoʻololi kemika o cellulose me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ke kaʻina carboxymethylation, kahi i hoʻokomo ʻia ai nā hui carboxymethyl (-CH2COOH) i loko o ka mole cellulose.

Hoʻohana nui ʻia ʻo CMC i ka ʻoihana meaʻai ma ke ʻano he mea mānoanoa no ka mea he maikaʻi nā waiwai paʻa wai a hiki ke hana i kahi ʻano gel-like paʻa ke hoʻohui ʻia i ka wai. Hoʻohana ʻia ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he stabilizer e pale ai i nā emulsions a me nā hoʻokuʻu ʻana mai ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana, a ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻopaʻa e hoʻomaikaʻi i ke ʻano a me ka maikaʻi o nā meaʻai i hana ʻia.

ʻO nā waiwai mānoanoa o CMC ma muli o kona hiki ke hana i kahi ʻano gel-like i ka wā e hoʻopili ai me ka wai. Ke hoʻohui ʻia ʻo CMC i ka wai, hoʻomaʻemaʻe a pehu, e hana ana i kahi hopena viscous. ʻO ka viscosity o ka hopena e pili ana i ka neʻe ʻana o CMC a me ke degere o ka hoʻololi ʻana, ʻo ia ke ana o ka helu o nā pūʻulu carboxymethyl i hoʻopili ʻia i ka mole cellulose. ʻO ke kiʻekiʻe o ka manaʻo o CMC a me ke kiʻekiʻe o ke kiʻekiʻe o ka hoʻololi ʻana, ʻoi aku ka mānoanoa o ka hopena.

ʻO nā waiwai mānoanoa o CMC e lilo ia i mea hoʻohana maikaʻi no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻano meaʻai like ʻole, me nā mea ʻai, nā ʻaʻahu, nā sopa, a me nā meaʻai bakena. I loko o nā kīʻaha a me nā ʻaʻahu, kōkua ʻo CMC i ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ke ʻano a me ka paʻa o ka huahana, e pale ana i ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana a i ʻole ka wai. I loko o nā sopa a me nā stews, kōkua ʻo CMC i ka mānoanoa o ka hupa, hāʻawi iā ia i kahi ʻano momona a puʻuwai. I loko o nā mea i kālua ʻia, hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ʻo CMC ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻomaʻamaʻa palaoa e hoʻomaikaʻi i ke ʻano a me ke ola o ka huahana.

ʻO kekahi o nā pōmaikaʻi o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka CMC ma ke ʻano he mānoanoa, ʻo ia ka mea kūlohelohe i loaʻa mai nā kumuwaiwai hou. ʻAʻole like me nā mānoanoa synthetic, e like me ka xanthan gum a i ʻole guar gum, ʻaʻole i hana ʻia ʻo CMC me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā petrochemical a hiki ke biodegradable. ʻO kēia ka mea iʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ke kaiapuni no nā mea hana meaʻai.

ʻO ka CMC kekahi mea hoʻohana maʻalahi e hiki ke hoʻohana pū me nā mea mānoanoa a me nā stabilizers e hoʻokō i nā waiwai hana kūikawā. No ka laʻana, hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ʻo CMC me ka xanthan gum e hoʻomaikaʻi i ke ʻano a me ke kūpaʻa o nā lole salakeke haʻahaʻa. I kēia hihia, kōkua ka CMC i ka mānoanoa o ka ʻaʻahu a pale iā ia mai ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana, aʻo ka xanthan gum e hoʻohui i kahi ʻano maʻemaʻe.

Ma kahi o kāna mau mea mānoanoa, hoʻohana ʻia ʻo CMC ma ke ʻano he emulsifier a me ka stabilizer i kahi ākea o nā huahana meaʻai. Ke hoʻohui ʻia i ka ʻaila a me ka wai, hiki i ka CMC ke kōkua i ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka emulsion, e pale i ka ʻaila a me ka wai mai ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana. ʻO ia ka mea e hoʻohana ʻia ai i nā ʻaʻahu saladi, mayonnaise, a me nā emulsion ʻaila-i-wai ʻē aʻe.

Hoʻohana ʻia ʻo CMC ma ke ʻano he stabilizer i nā ʻano huahana like ʻole, me ka ice cream, nā huahana waiu, a me nā mea inu. I ka hauʻulu, kōkua ʻo CMC i ka pale ʻana i ka hoʻokumu ʻana o ka hau aniani, hiki ke hopena i kahi ʻano gritty a hau. Ma nā huahana waiu, kōkua ʻo CMC i ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ke ʻano a me ke kūpaʻa o ka huahana, e pale ana i ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana a i ʻole ka lilo ʻana i wai. I loko o nā mea inu, hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ka CMC e hoʻomaikaʻi i ka waha a me ke ʻano o ka huahana, e hāʻawi iā ia i kahi ʻoluʻolu, ʻoluʻolu.

ʻO kekahi o nā pōmaikaʻi koʻikoʻi o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka CMC ma ke ʻano he emulsifier a me ka stabilizer ʻo ia ke kōkua i ka hōʻemi ʻana i ka nui o nā mea ʻē aʻe, e like me ka momona a me ke kō, i koi ʻia e hoʻokō i ke ʻano makemake a me ka paʻa o ka huahana. He mea pono kēia no nā mea hana e nānā ana e hana i nā huahana olakino a haʻahaʻa-calorie me ka ʻole o ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka ʻono a me ke ʻano.