What are the advantages and disadvatages of food additives?

Question

What are the advantages and disadvatages of food additives?

Answer 1

The main advantages are to the manufactures by adding unnatural chemicals ::

Products are made to have an unnaturally longer shelf life. Additives also prevent natural separation of oils. the preservation of colors. They keep the stems in maraschino cherries. They enable some banana cream pies to be made without bananas or cream. They extend or replace more expensive ingredients.  They make foods look more attractive.

The most commonly distributed version of Diet Coke (and majority of beverages using artificial sweeteners) relies on ≈≈Aspartame≈≈, which has been blamed by some scientists and medical professionals for possibly causing serious illnesses (such as cancer, brain tumors, brain lesions, and lymphoma. One of the chemicals produced by aspartame after ingestion is methanol, a known carcinogen.  Coca-Cola has now released  a Diet Coke sweetened with sucralose (also known as Splenda), although it is not as common. The sodium benzoate in Coke was found to break down mitochondrial DNA in living yeast cells

Look at the chemical additeves in luncheon meats!

Manufacturers would feed us c**p if they thought they'd get away with it.

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Answer 2

Food additives can be used to cheaply preserve food, flavor food or change its consistency. That's a big plus for manufacturers and for shoppers looking for cheap, versatile food.

The downside is that we're consuming chemicals in huge amounts, since just about everything has additives now. This can be a problem for people with allergies and food sensitivities. Some people suspect the large number of additives is one of the reasons so many people have food allergies now, compared to years ago.

Answer 3

the only advantage is that the food in question will have a shelf life with optimal condition.

disadvantages,  the digestive tract doesn't like chemicals.. it will  constipate the system.    (among other health issues that come from long term ingestion of foods packed with additives.  such as brittle arteries, plaque in arteries, impaction of the colon....)

eat fresh.