Synonyms

food additive

British

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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As reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the key to preventing organoids from clumping was xanthan gum, a widely used food additive.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2025

That makes it an unapproved food additive and is considered unsafe.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Each plant they use is an approved food or food additive and was chosen because of its ability to enhance Gaba in the brain.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

It is banned as a food additive in Australia, the United States and several other countries.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2023

Yeast itself is considered to be a valuable food additive.

From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard

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food additive

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