Food additive Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Food additive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life

food additive artificial additive

Any non-food substance added to food in order to improve its flavour, appearance or shelf life

See Also

polysorbate glazing agent e number modified starch quillaia monosodium glutamate tragacanth ammonium phosphatide

Related Terms

polysorbate glazing agent e number modified starch quillaia monosodium glutamate tragacanth ammonium phosphatide acidulant agar artificial sweetener substance carrageenan nonivamide sequestrant hypromellose sugar substitute magnesium lactate karaya gum shelf life

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

additive

Rhyming Words

vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive

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