Features of Food Additives

Food additives refer to any substances that are artificially added to food for technical purposes during the production, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transportation or storage of food.
Food additives have the following three characteristics:
One is a substance added to food, so it is generally not eaten as a food alone; the other is both artificially synthesized substances and natural substances;
Third, the purpose of adding to food is to improve food quality and color, aroma and taste, as well as the needs of anti-corrosion, preservation and processing technology!