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According to a joint Extension Services report from Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, by Redlinger and Nelson (1983), there are presently upwards of 2800 additives approved for use in the United States (US). In the US, there are greater than 400 million pounds of additives used annually in processed meats and meat bearing products (Food Product Development, 1980). The average US citizen is reported to consume between 140 and 150 pounds of additives per year . During the period from 1978 to 2008, the US food additives business grew from about $1 billion to nearly $13.0 billion in annual sales . The market size of food ingredients worldwide for 2015 was reported at $67 billion US dollars and the projections for 2020 are at $85.4 billion dollars representing nearly 30% increase in market value over the 5 -year interval (www.statista.com/statistics/627706/market-size-of-food-ingredients-worldwide/) (see Fig. .1). Worldwide, approximately 98% of the additive compounds consumed include sugar; corn sweeteners; salt; citric acid; pepper; vegetable color; mustard; yeast; and baking powder . #### 14.1.1 Food additive A food additive is a substance or mixture of substances, other than basic food st

Author

Larry Keener

Publisher

Elsevier

Published

2022

Language

EN