Additive Analysis Laboratory

Not consumed as food alone or used as a characteristic component of food,
With / without nutritive value,
Added for a technological purpose, • included in food during transport or storage, production, treatment, processing, preparation, packaging steps. It or its by-products are substances that are expected to be directly or indirectly a component of that food.

General uses of additives:
• Sometimes masking some defects in products (for cheating / imitation)
• Sometimes to increase efficiency, durability, attractiveness,
• To facilitate processing, to improve product structure-consistency,
• Improving the taste can be listed as increasing the nutritional value.

The amount and purpose of use of legal and illegal (not allowed) additives may vary, depending on the education and awareness level of the manufacturer, and mostly on business ethics.
It is possible to use the substances allowed for use within the permitted legal limits and in line with the requirements, and by reflecting this application on the product label, it is possible to ensure the appropriate use of additives in terms of food safety and ethics.
Their uncontrolled use and outside the specified limits have caused significant health problems. Therefore, their analysis is extremely important.