Table 2.

Main additives in foods and beverages

Substances	Foods and beverages
Food colorants§
Carmine*	Cheese, fruit and vegetable preparations, jams, chewinggum, breakfast cereals, meat products (salami, sausages), processed fish and fishery products, soups, sauces, dietary products, desserts, snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Annatto*	Cheese, breakfast cereals, processed fish and fishery products, desserts, jams, processed potato products, meat products, soups, sauces, noodles.
Tartrazine	Cheese, canned or bottled fruit or vegetables, soups, processed fish or fishery products, pickles, desserts, sauces, seasonings, flavoured processed cheese, dietary products, non-alcoholic flavoured drinks.
Spices*	Pudding and pie fillings, gelatin dessert mixes, cake mixes, salad dressings, candies, soft drinks, ice cream and sauces, Asian dishes
Saffron	Soups, bouillabaisse, sauces, rice dishes (paella, “risotto alla milanese”), cakes, cheese, liqueurs
Preservatives
Butylated Hydroxyanisole, Butylated Hydroxytoluene§	Cereal-based snack foods, cereals, soups, sauces, dehydrated meat, dehydrated potatoes, chewing gum, seasonings and condiments, fats and oils, cake mixes
Sulfites*§	Dried fruits, fresh fruits, frozen fruits, canned or bottled fruit and vegetables, fruit and vegetable preparations, jam, processed potato products, cereals, starches, meat preparations (sausages), processed fish and fishery products, seasoning and condiments, snacks, desserts, fruit juices, flavored drinks, wine, beer, other alcoholic drinks.
Sweeteners
Aspartame§	Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables, jam, chewing gum, breakfast cereals, processed fish and fishery products, soups, sauces, dietary foods, beer and malt beverages, soft drink, diet soda, desserts, snacks.
Flavor Enhancers
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)	Processed cheese, fats and oils, fruit and vegetable preparations, processed potato products, cocoa and chocolate products, chewing gum, breakfast cereals, gluten-free and hypoproteic pasta, noodles, bread and rolls, processed fish and fishery products, processed eggs and egg products, seasonings and condiments, soups, sauces, dietary foods, glute-free products, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, desserts, meat products.

§ These additives can also be found in medications.

* These additives can also be found in cosmetics.