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Types of Food Additives and Ingredients

Why Are Food Ingredients Added to Food?

Food additive are the substance added to food to help improve their texture, taste, appearance or shelf life. For example, xanthan gum, which is used in salad dressings, chocolate milk, bakery fillings, and puddings is to add texture. Food additives are substances added to food to maintain or improve its safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance. Food additives need to be checked for potential harmful effects on human health before they can be used. The use of unique and high-quality ingredients can help to bring out the dish's full potential. Take the most basic of ingredients such as poultry, for instance. When it comes to something so simple, the distinguishing elements lie in the quality.

How Many Types Of Food Additives Are There?

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Different Types of Food Additives

The different types of food additives used in food are flavours and sweeteners, food colours (dyes), fat emulsifiers and stabilizing agents, antioxidants, preservatives, emulsifiers food additives, and nutritional supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. 

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More than 3,000 Food Additives

More than 3,000 substances used as food additives, salt, sugar, and corn syrup are by far the most widely used additives in food in the world. For other food additives, click here.

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