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additive

[ad-i-tiv] / ˈæd ɪ tɪv /


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Last year, the company changed its popular strawberry shake and signature pink lemonade recipes to remove red dye No. 40, a synthetic additive used to give foods and drinks a bright red hue.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The researchers explored whether additive manufacturing could provide a more efficient alternative.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Nathalie clicks on the additive in question: E450.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Additionally, customers beyond Nvidia are looking into NPO and CPO solutions, Chatterjee said, which would be additive to guidance for the coming years.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

I’m betting it got its creaminess from xanthan gum or some other additive.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

They are typically made with refined fats, oils, sugars, starches, salts, and other additives designed to improve flavor, texture, and shelf life, often while lowering nutritional quality.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

These products are loaded with sugar, fat and chemical additives.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

"When I was young, my parents believed they contained too many additives," 22-year-old Beijing resident Wang Jingfei told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

She should read labels, mistrust mysterious additives, interrogate old nutritional orthodoxies and learn to distinguish “real” food from whatever came before it.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

He argued that the rules for organics had to allow synthetic additives and preservatives.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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