Why are food additives added?

Answer 1

-It keeps food fresh and reduces the risk of food poisoning.

-It helps improve the nutritional value of food.

-It can replace the colour thats lost during the food processing.

-It can increase the flavour, smell and taste.

-Add more flavour to food.

-Makes the food product better looking.

-It makes foods last longer

-It improves the consistancy of foods.

Answer 2

Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or improve its taste and appearance. Some additives have been used for centuries (salt, sugar, baking soda, vanilla, vinegar and yeast for instance.) With the advent of processed foods in the second half of the 20th century, many more additives have been introduced, of both natural and artificial origin. Food additives are regulated by federal authorities and various international organizations to ensure that foods are safe to eat and are accurately labeled.

Answer 3

substances which are of little or no nutritive value, but are used in the processing or storage of foods or animal feed, especially in the developed countries; includes antioxidants, food preservatives, food colouring agents, flavoring agents, anti-infective agents (both plain and local), vehicles, excipient and other similarly used substances. Many of the same substances are pharmaceutic aid when added to pharmaceuticals rather than to foods.

Answer 4

Food additives are added so that they can make the food even more attractive and tempting. For example: You unwrap a candy and see it. You will see that the candy will be having any colour like green, orange etc. These are Food colourings. Then taste it. You will see that they have flavours and odors. These are also a part of food additives. but if you keep the candy for many days, it wont get spoiled. That the advantage. Sometimes over consumption will lead to many health issues.

Answer 5

food additives are used to improve the appearance of the food, quite often the case with fruits.

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Additives may also be used to delay spoilage of food, improve taste and texture.

Answer 6

There are roughly 4 main reasons: * Preservatives -- so the food doesn't go bad as quickly * Flavoring. Some flavors, like vanilla, for instance, are expensive, difficult to store, and it's very hard to maintain in constant regular supply. Synthetic flavors are less expensive, taste close to the original, and are less likely to cause an allergic reaction. * Nutrient additives. Vitamins and trace nutrients can be added to a food in order to make it healthier that it would be in its "natural" condition. A classic exable was iodized salt which, when used, has almost removed goiters from the American populace. * Presentation. Additives that make the food more attractive, such as shellacs that preserve crispiness, or food colorings. Like it or not, you humans buy food that's prettier a lot of the time.

Answer 7

Food additives are added to make food look better, or to taste better, or to keep it's shape, or as a preservative, or to save on more expensive natural food ingredients.

Answer 8

Substances purposely added during manufacturing to food products.

Answer 9

Because of the gravity of the earth. =))))))