There are many different types of food additives, with many different functions.
Food color, for instance, changes the color of the food.
Preservatives keep it from spoiling.
Others make it crunchy (lime or alum in sweet pickles), flavor it, or make changes to texture.
An additive function is a unary function which preserves the addition operation.
The food additive E417 is tara gum. It's an ingredient used as a food binder or thickening agent.
chocolate
An additive is a substance added to another substance or product in order to alter its properties. It can be variously applied to an arithmetical function or concept, rhythm, or colour. It can be used to refer to a substance added to food to improve its flavour or appearance.
Yes it's a food additive. It is used as an antioxidant and it is a color retention agent.
Yes, trisodium phosphate is allowed as a food additive by the FDA.
Yellow 2G - a food coloring additive
Food coloring.
inhibitor.
Alkanet
Gardenia Blue
Yes, tripotassium phosphate is commonly used as a food additive in processed foods.