The numbers listed on your packaged foods replace the chemical or common name of food additives. These are used to enhance the colour, flavour, texture or prevent them from spoiling.
- Professor, Department of Diabetes, Head: Glycation, Nutrition & Metabolism Laboratory, Monash University
Have you ever wondered what those food additive numbers included in the ingredients list on your food packing were really doing to your body?
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