ALL meanings of food additive
food ad·di·tive
F f - noun food additive additive (def 4). 1
- noun food additive sth added to preserve food, or improve appearance, flavour. 1
- noun food additive any of various natural or synthetic substances, such as salt, monosodium glutamate, or citric acid, used in the commercial processing of food as preservatives, antioxidants, emulsifiers, etc, in order to preserve or add flavour, colour, or texture to processed food 0