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iii) For maintaining nutritional value: vitamins and minerals are adding in some product like milk cereals and flour for those likely to be lacking in a person’s diet.
iv) For maintaining acidity or alkalinity: as we add baking soda for help cakes, biscuits, and other baked goods to rise during making.
1.10.2 Disadvantages of Food Additives and Preservatives
Even though additives and preservatives are necessary for food, they can cause many health problems. They can cause different kinds of allergies like hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder in some people who are sensitive to specific chemical [82, 91]. They also can cause asthma, hay fever, tight chest, headache, hives, and allergy like rashes. Some of the danger food additives are as follows:
• Benzoate: it causes allergies like rashes and asthma. It can also cause brain damage.
• Red dye 40: it can causes certain birth defects and possibly cancer.
• Caramel: it commonly used in flavoring and coloring agent. It causes vitamin B6 deficiencies, genetic defect and cancer.