According toPharmaceutical excipient manufacturerI understand that in the eyes of many people, food additives are toxic and harmful chemicals. But this greatly wronged food additives - but there is no way. Who told it to take such a name? If possible, food additives would strongly apply for a name change to "delicious companion"! This request is not excessive, but very reasonable.

　　Although it has a modern name, the application of "food additives" in food has a long history. China is one of the earliest countries to invent and apply food additives. According to pharmaceutical excipient manufacturers, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, our ancestors began to use brine to make tofu, and brine is actually an ancient coagulant. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, people have been using alum to make fried dough sticks, and alum is a commonly used leavening agent. Professionally speaking, food additives are synthetic or natural substances (note that this also includes natural substances) added to food to improve food quality, color, aroma, and taste, and to meet the needs of preservation, freshness, and processing technology. In other words, food additives are things put in to make food taste better, look better, and stay fresh.

　　Moreover, some food additives can improve the taste of food and create special varieties, which is high-tech that you would never imagine. In addition,Pharmaceutical excipient manufacturerReminder: Food additives cannot be used at will. All food additives must undergo strict review and evaluation before application. Only when it is determined that they are necessary, safe and reliable, and approved by the government, can they be added to food. For the sake of management, the state has specially formulated food additive standards, code GB2760. Anything not in this standard is not considered a food additive. Melamine and Sudan red are illegal additives and have nothing to do with food additives.

　　Food additives are synthetic or natural substances added to food to improve the color, aroma, and taste of food and to meet the needs of preservation and processing technology. Although food additives are small in quantity, they play a significant role in food production and processing. According to pharmaceutical excipient manufacturers, there are currently more than 25,000 food additives used worldwide (80% of which are flavorings). In order to regulate the application of food additives and ensure food safety, all countries have promulgated corresponding regulations and standards, stipulating the types, scope, and limits of permitted food additives.

　　China's food additive application standards stipulate the application scope, application limits, and principles of more than 2,300 additives.

　　Food additives have the following three characteristics:

　　1. It is a substance added to food. Therefore, it is generally not consumed as a food alone;

　　2. It includes both synthetic and natural substances;

　　3. It is added to food to improve food quality, color, aroma, and taste, as well as for preservation, freshness, and processing needs.

　　In short, food additives play a very important role in food production. Without them, we would lose many, many delicious things.