any of various natural or synthetic substances, such as salt, monosodium glutamate, or citric acid, used in the commercial processing of food as preservatives, antioxidants, emulsifiers, etc, in order to preserve or add flavour, colour, or texture to processed food
Examples of 'food additive' in a sentence
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It is already an approved food additive and is found in some yoghurts and cheeses.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Right: eco-pirates throw bottles of butyric acid (a chemical used as a food additive) at a ship, to taint any whale meat aboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Lipids come from canola oil; carbohydrates from maltodextrin, a food additive, and oat flour; protein from rice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But are these food additives as really as toxic as we're led to believe?
The Sun (2010)
So is this the final proof that food additives cause misbehaviour?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The food additives industry is worth 12.4 billion.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The same goes for many industrial or household products: cleaners, dyes, food additives.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The white pigment is also used in food additives, sunscreen and paint.
The Sun (2017)
Stomach content and blood will be processed into fertiliser or pet-food additives.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Stress, food additives and cleaning products are other causes, they say.