Food additives are mainly used to maintain the quality and consistency of food apart from improving its taste and flavor. They have also been used as a preservative from the early ages.

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They integrate with the food item to become a component, thereby improving its quality. Food additives are used during production, processing, treatment, packaging, transportation or storage of food.

Food additives include any chemicals added to food to achieve desired nutritional, preservative, and sensory qualities. Since the advent of modern food processing in the early 20th century, additives ...