food additive

British  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Both are currently unregulated and not approved for use in the United States or the state of California as a drug product, dietary supplement or an approved food additive, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

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

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

The American Beverage Association, which represents Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, has been vocal in saying that the W.H.O.’s food additive panel — not the cancer experts — should be the lead authority evaluating aspartame.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Yeast itself is considered to be a valuable food additive.

From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard

Related Words

• preservative