Multiple choice

Which of the following can be excluded from the category of food additives?

  1. Abietic acid

  2. Quinones

  3. Agar

  4. Alkanet

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Quinones are oxidised derivatives of aromatic compounds and are often readily made from reactive aromatic compounds with electron-donating substituents such as phenols and catechols.Natural or synthetic quinones show a biological or pharmacological activity, some of them show antitumoral activity. Thus it can be excluded from the category of food additives.