Food Additives in Chili Sauce

Let's try to look at the ingredients in this chili sauce pack?

Besides the main ingredient: Chili, to give a good taste of chili.

of course! Why there are so many other things being added here?

• permitted food conditioners(modified food starch, Xanthan Gum)
• permitted preservative(sodium benzoate)
  

There are known as Food Additives!
Food additives are added into food in small quantity to

• make food last longer
• enhance the flavour of food
• improve food appearance

Can you identify more examples of food additives in some food packages at your homes? Do these food additives bring any harm to human if being consumed in large amount? Looking forward comments on this topic...