Additives and preservatives

Unfortunately we don’t have many books that cover this topic.  Here are some websites which may help.

British Nutrition Foundation – a useful short article about additives explaining their use and different types

Food Standards Agency – scroll down to the bottom of the page to find more useful links

Understanding food additives – a useful website covering all aspects of additives and preservatives

Wikipedia – contains lots of further links for more detailed information

Food reactions – although this website is biased towards the likelihood of allergic reactions, there is useful information about the different groups of E-numbers.  Use the links on the top left of the page to find out more.