Nikolas
Created page with "* Definition: Substances added to food to preserve flavour or enhance its taste, appearance or other qualities * Examples: ** Preserving foods with vinegar or salting ** Sweetening foods ** Adding taste enhancers like monosodium glutamate (MSG) – enhances umami taste ** Adding antioxidants to prevent oxidation of the food ** Adding nitrites to preserve the food longer ** Adding sulphur dioxide to wine to preserve it * All food additives in Europe have a unique “E nu..."