Question

Harmful chemical substances added to food to enhance its taste and colour​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

To enhance the quality of taste, we add the following substances -

1. Artificial Sweet Substances

Example : Sucrose is an artificial sweetener which is obtained from cane sugar. It is unhealthy for the body because it contains large calorific value.

Saccharine is also a sweetener but it increases the risk of causing tumours.

2. Food Colors

Food colors or dyes are generally made from petroleum. Many of the food dyes used in food are considered to be toxic.

These were the post probable points for this questions. There are many others substances too.

Answer 2

There are some substances which make food more tasty and colorful.

Artificial sweetener:

Sucrose is used to add in the food to increase its taste but it is very unhealthy and it is high caloric in nature. It is obtained from cane sugar. Saccharine is also used in this process and it will also increase the risk of the tumors.

Food color:

Food colors are also not good for health. It is obtained from petroleum.