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Which food additives are harmful and which are harmless? There are many additives in our diet. What can and can't be eaten?
Common food additives

Preservatives: sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, sulfur dioxide, calcium propionate, sodium propionate, Nepal gold ethyl ester, Nepal gold propyl ester, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid and other antioxidants: BHA, BHT, gallic acid, isoascorbic acid, etc.

Color developer: sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite.

Quality improvers: trisodium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium pyrophosphate, etc.

Emulsifier: sucrose fatty acid ester, Span 60, Ching Tien gum, etc.

Colorants: brilliant blue, amaranth, lemon yellow, turmeric, beet red, cocoa shell color, Redmi, roselle red, carotene, gardenia yellow, sauce color, etc.

Thickeners: agar, edible gelatin, pectin, Arabic gum, etc.

Sweeteners: saccharin sodium, stevioside, sodium cyclamate, etc.

Bleach: sodium sulfite, sulfur, sodium pyrosulfite, etc.

Acidifier: citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid, metatartaric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, etc.

Coagulant: calcium sulfate, calcium chloride, brine, etc.

Loosening agent: sodium bicarbonate, potassium alum, calcium hydrogen phosphate, etc.