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🥛 A milk compound 🧂 Made with milk
caseinate

caseinate

1 7.8
A compound made when a milk protein joins with a base and used as a food additive
  • noun
  • /ˈkeɪsɪneɪt/
  • Specialized
: caseinato
  • sodium caseinate

Examples

  • Sodium caseinate has been linked to autism, brain conditions, and allergies.

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  • Sodium caseinate is often used as a food additive to enhance texture and stability.

  • The ingredient list showed that the product contained caseinate, which is derived from milk protein.

  • Many dairy-free products may surprisingly include caseinate as it helps mimic the creamy texture of dairy.

Synonyms

compound protein
vscaseinate
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A substance made of amino acids plus other chemical parts like sugars or metals

is a specific form made from milk protein plus a base used as additive

Surface Forms

caseinate singular
caseinates plural

Morphology

caseinate = casein (transparent) = casein + ate

Formed by the productive chemical suffix '-ate' attached to 'casein' indicating a salt/derivative, so the structure and meaning follow standard morphological rules.

Etymology

Caseinate comes from casein, the milk protein, and that name comes from the Latin caseus meaning 'cheese'. So caseinate is the name for a substance made from casein, often used as a food additive.