Food AdditivesLSS ACE

Matthew Chua

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Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavour or enhance its taste and appearance.

There are about 3000 different food additives!

Additives are important! Without them, hot dogs would look grey, ice cream would form crystals, the oil and vinegar in mayonnaise would separate, and bread would get mouldy sooner.

There are 2 main types of additives : 1. Natural2. Artificial

What Are Food Additives?

1. Salt (natural)2. Sugar (natural)3. Corn Syrup (natural)4. Sodium benzoate (artificial, used to

preserve food longer by killing micro-organisms that spoil food)

5. Caffeine (there is both natural and artificial caffeine!)

What Are The Most Common Food Additives?

To improve flavour!Not all foods are naturally tasty, so people add additives to satisfy your taste buds!

To preserve the food!Some food can only be kept for a short time. Hence, we add additives to help preserve the food for a longer time.

Why Do Food Contain So Many Additives?

Should We Be Worried Of The Health Risks Of Additives?The answer is NO.All of the additives have already been

tested by the authorities However, some additives may not be found

to be harmful until much later in the future, so just remember that too much of something is never good for you.

If you don’t want your food to contain additives, try organic food.

Three Twins Classic Vanilla Ice CreamOrganic

Contains no artificial colourings, flavours, stabilizers, corn syrup, seaweed derivatives, fractional milk products

Contains emulsifier, stabilizers, food conditioners, flavourings.

Food additives from both plant and synthetic origin.

Comparing 2 Types Of Ice-cream

Magnolia Smoo Ice Cream

Three Twins Classic Vanilla Ice CreamAround S$57 for 4

pints.Rich Vanilla taste,

delicious!

S$4.95 for 6 sticks.Powdery texture, not

very nice.

Continued…..Magnolia Smoo Ice Cream

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