FOOD CHEMISTRY
FOOD ADDITIVES AND PRESERVATIVES
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Question
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Which one is banned (NOT allowed) for using as food additive in Thailand?
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Nitrate
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Salicylic acid
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Sulphur dioxide
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Saccharin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -However, all preservatives used in food items are not bad for health. Natural preservatives, which are used to preserve food ‘as is’ are not harmful to your health. The reason is they are not mixed with synthetic items and the chemical composition is not altered.
Detailed explanation-2: -At very high doses, it has some negative health effects on lab animals, such as producing precursors to stomach tumors and damage to DNA. A number of studies have shown that prolonged exposure to very high doses of TBHQ may be carcinogenic, especially for stomach tumors.
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