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Food additives are used either to prevent foods from spoiling or to enhance their flavor; they include substances such as preservatives, artificial colors, artificial flavorings, and acidifiers.

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Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
From the bestselling authors of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, the most comprehensive and practical guide available to the nutritional benefits and medicinal properties of virtually everything...
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