Most of us know that most of the foods purchased in supermarkets are marked in the ingredients containing one or more food additives. Some foods even have seven or eight kinds of food additives, but we rarely pay attention to the specific additive ingredients on the bags. The right amount of additives does not affect the health of the body, but some additives may exceed the standard. For example, if the aluminum exceeds the standard, it will cause great harm to the body and cause some diseases.

Most food packaging bags will attract standard additive components, and specify the types of food additives in detail. However, there are still vague food labels. For example, some sweets are marked on the ingredient list and only marked with “potassium sorbate”. There are no hints beyond this. In addition, although some foods have names of additive ingredients, they are not known as preservatives.

In the category of additives, many foods contain aluminum additives. Aluminium-containing additives can increase the aesthetics of the product, thereby attracting more consumers. However, excessive intake of aluminum can make people's memory loss and mental retardation. Therefore, excessive aluminum consumption is the main cause of senile dementia.

Although food additives are not toxic to the human body when used properly, they are not essential to the human body in most cases. Therefore, when purchasing foods, it is necessary to carefully check the types of additives contained in the food additives to avoid causing unnecessary damage to themselves.