ADDITIVE

AND ADDICTIVE
 LEARNING OUTCOMES

Understand what addictive

Understand food
additives: natural and
substances are and recognise
synthetic food some of them

1 2 3 4

Identify
synthetic food Be aware of the
additives preventive for these
drugs
 NATURAL FOOD ADDITIVES

PRESERVATIVES

COLORINGS

ESSENCES
 NATURAL FOOD ADDITIVES

1. COLORINGS: TO ADD COLORS 3. SWEETENERS: TO ADD SWEETNESS

 CARROT (ORANGE)  CANE SUGAR
 TURMERIC (YELLOW)  HONEY
 SUJI LEAVES (GREEN)  PALM SUGAR

2. PRESERVATIVES: PREVENT SPOILAGE 4. FLAVOURS: IMPROVE TASTE

 TABLE SALT  RED CHILLI
 GARLIC  GARLIC
 VINEGAR  TABLE SALT

5. ESSENCES: GIVE FOOD A NICE SMELL

 VANILA
 LIME LEAVES
 PANDANUS LEAVES
 SYNTHETIC FOOD ADDITIVES

1. COLORINGS: TO ADD COLORS SUCH AS IN ICE CREAMS AND CAKES

 FAST GREEN (GREEN)
 SUNSET YELLOW (YELLOW)
 BRILLIANT BLUE (BLUE)
 ERYTHROSINE (RED)

2. PRESERVATIVES: PREVENT SPOILAGE

• SODIUM BENZOATE ( IN SAUCES)
• SODIUM NITRITE ( IN PROCESSES MEAT)
• PROPANOIC ACID (IN BREAD, CHEESES)
 SYNTHETIC FOOD ADDITIVES

3. SWEETENERS: REPLACE SUGAR

 SACCHARIN
 ASPARTAME
 ACESULFAME
 SORBITOL

4. FLAVOURS: ENCHANCE TASTE

• MSG (MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE)
• GMP (GUANOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE)
• IMP (INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE)
 SYNTHETIC FOOD ADDITIVES

5. ESSENCES: GIVE FRUITY FLAVOUR AND ODOURS

 ETHYL BUTANOATE (PINEAPPLE ODOUR)
 METHYL BUTANOATE (APPLE ODOUR)
 OCTYL ACETATE (ORANGE ODOUR)
 AMYL ACETATE (BANANA ODOUR)

6. ANTIOXIDANT: INHIBIT OXIDANT OF FATS AND OIL WHICH PREVENTS

FROM BECOMING RANCID
• BUTYL HYDROXY ANISOLE (BHA)
• BUTYL HYDROXY TOLUENE (BHT)
• ASCORBIC ACID
 PROBLEMS IN FOOD ADDITIVES

BASED ON ADI ( ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKE)

EXAMPLE:

NAME OF ADDITIVE ADI PER KG OF BODY WEIGHT

BENZOIC ACID 0 – 5 mg
BHT 0 – 0.3 mg
BHA 0 – 0.125 mg

What is the maximum intake of benzoic acid for an adult man of 80 kg per
day?
 PROBLEMS IN FOOD ADDITIVES
NAME OF ADDITIVE SIDE EFFECTS
SACCHARIN
MSG
NITRITE AND NITRATE SALT
ASPARTAME
SYNTHETIC COLORINGS
BENZOIC ACID
POTASSIUM ACETATE
ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES AND PSYCHOTROPHIC DRUGS

BASED
ON
EFFECT

STIMULANT : ECTACY,
1 AMPHETAMINE, CRYSTAL METH

DEPRESSAN : BARBITURATE,
2 DIAZEPAM, MORPHINE, CODEIN
AND HEROIN
3 HALLUCINOGEN : MARIJUANA,
LSA (Lysergic Acid Amide), LSD
(Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
 ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES

COMPONENT
 ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES

ALCOHOL

• Produced from fermentation of

sugar and carbohydrates
• Can absorb rapidly into blood
stream
• Risk to health:
1. Behaviour changes, slurred
speech and hallucination
2. Leads to high blood pressure
3. Can cause road accidents
ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES
 PREVENTIVE

HAVE A GOOD
INCREASED POSITIVE
FAITH IN GOD FRIEND

GOOD
COMMUNICATION HAVE A
WITH FAMILY AN BENEFICIAL
SOCIETY ACTIVITIES
 CURATIVE

THERAPY DETOXIFICATION

REHABILITATION
You are wise enough to make
good choices,
Thank You