Food additives
Alternate Names : Additives in food, Artificial flavors and color
Definition
Food additives are substances that become part of a food product when added (intentionally or unintentionally) during the processing or production of that food. Common food additives include: - Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- Artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame, saccharine, and sodium cyclamate
- Antioxidants in oily or fatty foods
- Benzoic acid in fruit juices
- Sulfites in beer, wine, and packaged vegetables
- Nitrates and nitrites in hot dogs and other meat products
- Antibiotics given to food producing animals
- Lecithin, gelatins, corn starch, waxes, gums, propylene glycol in food stabilizers and emulsifiers
- A number of different coloring agents
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