What are food additives? Common Food Additives

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2023-08-22

Food additives are divided into 23 categories according to their functions. The food additives you usually hear include preservatives, thickeners, antioxidants, sweeteners, flavors and fragrances, pigments, etc. There are also some that you may not be familiar with, such as processing Additives, nutritional enhancers, etc. There are about 2,400 food additives currently approved for use in my country.

Common preservatives such as sodium benzoate in soy sauce and potassium sorbate in jam; common thickeners such as pectin in yogurt and xanthan gum in fruit juice; common antioxidants such as TBHQ in edible oils; common Sweeteners such as xylitol in chewing gum and aspartame in beverages; common pigments such as red yeast rice in fermented bean curd and caramel in beverages.

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Precautions when using preservatives

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Precautions when using preservatives

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