chemical additives
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Chemical additives are substances added to products to modify their properties or extend their shelf life.
The term appears in discussions of food, fuel, plastics, and industrial processes: The label lists all chemical additives.
In popular usage, chemical additives often carries negative connotations, suggesting artificial or potentially harmful ingredients: I try to avoid foods with chemical additives.
- fillersBulk-adding substances
- emulsifiersAgents binding immiscible liquids
- preservativesDecay-preventing substances
- shelf lifeUsable storage duration
- dyePigment for changing hues
stabilizers · coagulants · fertilizers · thickeners · artificial flavors · food coloring · plasticizers · BPA free · flame retardants · sweeteners · E numbers · bleach · surfactants · pesticides · processed · nitrates · ingredients · compounds
- bootleg liquormoonshine, hooch, rotgut, bathtub gin, bootlegging
- Non-organic foods
- adulterantsmelamine, borax, chalk, sawdust, filler
- pulp processingpulp, mechanical pulping, delignification, digesting, digesters
chemical additivesnatural ingredients
Substances from nature
natural substances · organic compounds · whole foods · natural compounds · plant extracts
chemical additivesclean label
Honest product information
additive-free · chemical-free · unfortified · minimally processed