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food additive

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noun

additive(def 4).

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British Dictionary definitions for food additive

food additive

noun

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
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