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MeSH Heading: Food Additives
Tree Number(s): D27.720.372.300; G07.203.300.514.500; J02.500.514.500
Unique ID: D005503
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005503
Scope Note: Substances used in the processing or storage of foods or animal feed including ANTIOXIDANTS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; FLAVORING AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; EXCIPIENTS and other similarly used substances. Many of the same substances are used as PHARMACEUTIC AIDS.
See Also: Pharmaceutic Aids
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Food Additives MeSH Descriptor Data 2025