Food additives are chemicals that keep food fresh or enhance its colour,

flavour or texture. Some people are sensitive to food additives, but this is
rare. Reactions to food additives include hives or diarrhoea, other digestive
disorders and respiratory problems such as asthma. Most food additives are
listed on the product label, along with other ingredients, in a descending
order by weight (flavours are an exception and do not need to be
identified). Sometimes, the additive is spelt out in full. At other times, it is
represented by a code number

Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad

Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad is a food packaging researcher. He

received MS in Packaging in 2013 from Michigan
State University, USA also M.Tech in Food Technology
from Allahabad Agriculture University,India in 2011 &
B.Tech in Food Science from Dr P. D. Agriculture
University, India in 2009. He has published number of
research articles in reputed Journals.

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Additives for Food

Processing Industries