Common Food Additives: Preservatives, Thickeners, and Sweeteners
Food additives have the following three characteristics:
It is the substance added to food, so it is generally not eaten as food alone.
It includes both artificially synthesized substances and natural substances.
The purpose of adding additives to food is to improve food quality and color, aroma, and taste, as well as to meet the needs of antisepsis, preservation, and processing...