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Aditivos alimentarios

Nombres alternativos:

Aditivos en los alimentos; Sabores artificiales y color

Fuentes alimenticias:

Los aditivos alimentarios directos o intencionales se añaden a los alimentos para producir efectos como preservar la frescura, mejorar la calidad nutricional, ayudar al procesamiento o preparación y hacer un alimento más atractivo para el consumidor.

Los aditivos alimentarios indirectos o involuntarios son sustancias que se encuentran en el alimento, durante su producción o en el procesamiento de un producto determinado. Estas sustancias están presentes en cantidades mínimas en el producto final.

Fecha de revisión: 9/2/2005
Versión en inglés revisada por: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Director ICU Quality Improvement, Critical Care Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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