Is spices a food additive

Introduction: spices refer to condiments, such as pepper, etc So, is spices a food additive? Let the small editor of Baibai safety net lead you to learn more about it! Spice is the use of plant seeds, flower buds, leafstalks, flower buds, root blocks, etc., or its extract, with a stimulating fragrance, give food flavor, increase appetite, help digestion and absorption Is spices a food additive? Baibai safety net and you to understand it! Spices, which are not food additives, are a kind of condiments Food additives are usually some chemical substances, whether synthetic or natural As long as food additives are mentioned, the first consideration is their chemical composition Seasoning itself is a part of food, or a kind of food Spices, such as: onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, pepper, spices, chili, cinnamon, onion, curry They are basically processed by some edible plants or parts of plants, and they are food in themselves, so spices do not belong to food additives There is a kind of food additive called "edible spice", but it is different from "spice" Edible flavors can be divided into natural flavor, natural same flavor and artificial flavor Natural flavor is a kind of fragrant substance made from natural animals and plants by hot pressing, cold pressing, distillation, organic solvent extraction and other methods The natural same flavor refers to the chemical separation or synthesis of substances with the same flavor components as the natural ones Artificial flavor is a pure synthetic, natural, non-existent or undiscovered flavor substance It can be seen that the "flavors" in food additives still tend to some substances or ingredients, which are quite different from the "spices" we often contact The above is the answer about whether spices are food additives provided by the small edition of Baibai safety net I hope my article will let you have a clearer understanding of this problem! To learn more about food safety, please pay more attention to Baibai safety Internet bar! Editor in charge: Wang Xiujuan