Currently, due to the large number of reports regarding the harmfulness of food additives,
more and more consumers follow the so-called “clean label” trend, ie, prefer and choose the …

Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are extremely useful agents for food and beverage
preservation, yet concerns remain over their complete safety. Benzoate can react with the …

Context: Food spoilage has been a common problem throughout history, and much of the
spoilage is caused the activity of microorganisms or enzymatic reactions during the storage …

Food additives are widely used by the food industry to increase the product shelf life and/or
attribute as well as enhance certain characteristics of particular foods, which are often lost …

Aspartame is a sweetener introduced to replace the commonly used sucrose. It was
discovered by James M. Schlatter in 1965. Being 180–200 times sweeter than sucrose, its …

Sodium benzoate (SB) is a widely used preservative and antimicrobial substance in many
foods and soft drinks. However, this compound is generally recognized as safe food …

Aspartame is the methyl-ester of the aspartate-phenylalanine dipeptide. Over time, it has
become a very popular artificial sweetener. However, since its approval by the main food …

Aspartame is a synthetic dipeptide artificial sweetener, frequently used in foods,
medications, and beverages, notably carbonated and powdered soft drinks. Since 1981 …

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is one of the world's most widely used food additives. Its toxic
effects have been shown in numerous animal studies, however in most of them, the method …

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is one of several forms of glutamic acid found in foods, in
large part because glutamic acid (an amino acid) is pervasive in nature. MSG is used in the …