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Food additives are substances permitted to be used in the production, processing, preparation, packaging, transportation, or storage of food to preserve, correct, or prevent undesirable changes in the taste, smell, appearance, building and other qualities of food, even though they are not consumed as food themselves nor used as raw or auxiliary ingredients and may or may not have nutritional value, and may remain as residues or derivatives in the final product according to the requirements of se

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are products obtained through intensive industrial processing of natural foods, containing additives and modified ingredients. These foods undergo chemical and physical treatments to enhance taste, color, texture, and shelf life. UPFs are packaged and designed for immediate consumption, with long shelf lives. They contain sugars, salt, saturated and unsaturated fats, emulsifiers, colorants, flavorings, sweeteners, and preservatives. They have high energy density but