Reduced male fertility of the Canton - S strain due to spermiogenic failure

Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste and appearance. The ways of food additives classification, source of nature, food coloring, flavors, taste, which were collected from literature based on structural and biochemical characteristics with description of source and possible effects on Drosophila organisms, have been presented. The study reveals significant differences with reference to hatchability and viability on exposure to variant food additives with varying concentrations in Drosophila melanogaster. Of the three additives used namely, ajinomoto, turmeric, and vanilla, vanilla has a significant effect on hatchability and viability.