As a consumer, you are free to buy what you wish. If you prefer food without additives, you can buy that kind of food. Health food stores specialize in it. If enough consumers insisted on that kind of food, then that is what all the stores would sell, and all the producers would produce. The free market responds to supply and demand.
what are alternatives for food additives?
Indirect food additives are substances that are not intentionally added to food but may still come into contact with it during processing, packaging, or storage. They can include materials like packaging chemicals, lubricants, or antimicrobial agents that might leach into food. While not added directly, these substances can affect the safety and quality of food products. Regulatory agencies monitor these additives to ensure they do not pose health risks to consumers.
Decreased nutrients is a disadvantaged to processed foods. Other disadvantages is that there are added fats, additives, sugar and contamination can occur..
You might be trying to define 'incidental food additives'. or indirect food additives
you use additives to preserve your food
Sulfite additives.
For lubrication of polymers, common additives include silicone oils, mineral oils, or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) powders. These additives help reduce friction between polymer components and improve their processing or performance characteristics.
Flavouring,colouring,bulking agents are some of the food additives.
Food preservation is the process of treating and handling food to stop or greatly slow down spoilage (loss of quality, edibility or nutritive value) caused or accelerated by micro-organisms.Source Wikipedia, 'Food Preservation'.
Nova Net: Direct Additives
food enchancers are food additives
There are many disadvantages of food processing such as decreased nutrients and added fats and sugars. They is also more of a risk for contamination to spread.