Food additive

In the article “Pros and Cons of Food Additives” from October of 2001, the author, Sheila Globus, describes both the negative and positive effects that food additives have. She did this by listing the pros and cons of food additives, supported by scientific data from the late twentieth century and from the early twenty-first century, all without picking a specific side to argue for or against to avoid any form of bias. From lines thirteen to twenty of the article, Globus describes some of the many positive effects that food additives have on the food that they accompany. In lines fourteen to sixteen, Globus states, “...additives aren’t food themselves, but they do things such as...protect us from food poisoning.” This statement from the…

Has the long list of ingredients on the back of potato chips, sodas, or snacks? Most of the ingredients will list additives, any substance added to food that improves that food product’s consistency or freshness. Today in the articles Pros and Cons of Food Additives by Sheila Globus and the text Food Additives: Are They Safe? by David Feder debates the supporting or opposing side of keeping them in our foods. But of course, food additives have many harmful possibilities but may also seem…

For this Paper I have chosen to write about the Pros and Cons of food additives. Many people think that food additives are harmful for their health or even unsafe in general. Through out this paper I will provide factual information about food additives and then tell my side of it, whether I believe it is beneficial or harmful to one’s body. During my research I have found out that they can be very useful, but in some cases damaging just depending on what one is consuming. According to the…

E-number food additives, their chemistry and role in food Since the dawn of time, humans had using several simpler and yet natural food preservation techniques such as preserving meat using salt, or immersing onions and cucumber in a jar of vinegar to keep the food fresh and last longer. The method of preserving food had been evolved over a significant period of time. (Heldman, 2003) Food additives are either a natural or synthetic substances which was added intentionally to food to improve the…

facts). However, it made me wonder, what ingredients were in Gatorade, and how healthy they are. Surprisingly, there are many ingredients that go into the drink. Ingredients that I did know were water, sugar, salt, and citric acid. There were also several mystery ingredients that I did not know, such as Dextrose, Sodium Citrate, Monopotassium Phosphate, and Gum Arabic. This led me to research, what were these ingredients are all about. The first Ingredient that was a mystery to me was…

Ethical Issues There are growing numbers of ethical issues constantly making an impact on our society. Ethical issues are the rights and wrongs of society and a choice by the people on how they view these issues. Although most ethical issues have a positive effect on people, they also include the negative effect that truly modifies our society. In the next decade, there are three ethical issues that will be very important: fertility, organ transplants, and food additives. One ethical issue that…

ingredients you will find in foods in a stroll down any supermarket aisle. I have always pondered about the effects of such additives that are prevalent within food. One would think that the long-standing existence of such substances would validate their safety, yet, I remain doubtful due to the controversy and safety concerns of their usage. During my middle school years, while on a school-run food interest trip, I was enlightened to the significance of ingredients and nutrition in…

Artificial Flavors: Safer, More Efficient, and More Cost Effective The use of natural and artificial flavorings in food products and the social discussion of which is safer to utilize has led to several social ramifications, especially for the food producers and the consumers. There is a general consensus of the definition of natural and artificial flavorings, with the definition focusing around how the flavoring is synthesized. Some have also utilized the term ‘food additive’ to encompass all…

Most Americans think of manufacturing as something that happens very far away. They believe that it has nothing to do with them, they are simply the consumer of the end product. Three-dimensional (3D) printing is drastically different from all current models of production and it is starting to blur the line between consumers and producers (Finocchiaro). This new technology allows physical products to be printed as easily as words can be printed on a piece of paper and is rapidly becoming more…

Even though some are not too healthy, condiments have helped shape people’s dietary habits for centuries. People use condiments on a variety of different items ranging from hot dogs to french fries, and everything in between. In some cases people will not eat a specific food without their desired condiment. Because of this crave, many companies, including Heinz and French’s, create advertisements for these products. Advertisements, such as the two by Heinz and French’s, encourage us through…