Preservatives in Food
Preservatives slow spoilage caused by microbes or oxidation and extend shelf life. In the US, chemical preservatives must be listed by name on the ingredient list.
Potassium Propionate
Potassium propionate is the potassium salt of propionic acid. It is a synthetic compound produced by reacting propionic acid with …
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Sodium Nitirte
Sodium nitrite is a white crystalline salt. It is often produced industrially by combining nitrogen oxides with sodium carbonate or …
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Fumaric Acid And Calcium Propionate And Sorbic Acid
Fumaric acid is an organic acid found naturally in some fruits. Calcium propionate and sorbic acid are organic salts. They …
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Potassium Sorbate To Extend Freshness
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a manufactured ingredient, often produced by neutralizing sorbic acid …
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Fumaric Acid And Sorbic Acid
Fumaric acid is a naturally occurring organic compound found in some fruits and vegetables. Sorbic acid is a synthetic organic …
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Ingredients To Support Quality
Ingredients To Support Quality is a blend of ingredients, often including cultured dextrose, sodium diacetate, and sodium erythorbate. These components …
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Potassiumsorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is typically manufactured synthetically from …
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Freshness Preserved By Ascorbic Acid
Ascorbic acid is a form of Vitamin C, a nutrient naturally found in many fruits and vegetables. It can be …
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Sorbic Acid To Maintain Freshness
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring compound found in some fruits, like rowan berries. Industrially, it is typically produced synthetically …
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Preservative: Sodium Metabisulphite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, formed when sulfur …
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Grapefruit Seed Extract
Grapefruit seed extract (GSE) is derived from the seeds, pulp, and membranes of grapefruits. It is typically produced by extracting …
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Sulphure Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts but is often produced industrially. It is made by …
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Monoglycerides With Propionic Acid And Phosphoric Acid
Monoglycerides with propionic acid and phosphoric acid are a combination of ingredients used in food. Monoglycerides are typically made from …
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Preservative: Calcium Propionate
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid. It is manufactured industrially by reacting propionic …
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Sodiumbenzoate
Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. It is a white, crystalline powder that is soluble in water. …
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BHT Added To Packaging For Freshness
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a white crystalline solid that is manufactured from petroleum-based chemicals.
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Use
Potassium metabisulfite is a white crystalline powder or colorless crystals. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, a weak acid. …
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Preservatve
Preservatives are substances added to food to prevent spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds. They can be …
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E321
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a petroleum-derived chemical compound.
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Spices And Sodium Benzoate
Spices are a diverse group of dried plant parts, such as seeds, fruits, roots, bark, or buds, used in small …
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Salt And Sodium Metabisulfite
Salt, also known as sodium chloride, is a mineral naturally found in seawater and underground deposits. Sodium metabisulfite is a …
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Tbho
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone and isobutylene. TBHQ is a white or …
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Preservate
Preservate is a food additive that helps prevent spoilage and maintain the quality of food products. It is a synthetic …
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Potassium Sorbate And Polysorbate 60
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is typically produced industrially through …
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TBHQ To Preserve Freshness
TBHQ, or tert-Butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made through a chemical process involving hydroquinone and isobutylene.
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Perservatives
Preservatives are substances added to food to prevent spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds. They can be …
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BHT Added To Maintain Freshness
BHT, or butylated hydroxytoluene, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is created through a chemical process involving p-cresol and isobutylene.
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Potassium Benzoate Preservative
Potassium benzoate is the potassium salt of benzoic acid. It is produced when benzoic acid is neutralized with potassium hydroxide. …
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Contain Sulfites
Sulfites are compounds that contain sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods and are also …
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Sodium Benzoate & Citric Acid As Preservatives
Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. Benzoic acid is found naturally in small amounts in many plants, …
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TBHQ Preservative And Sodium Benzoate Preservatives
TBHQ (tert-Butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone and isobutylene. Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic …
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Sodium Bisulfite Preservative
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound made from sulfur dioxide and sodium hydroxide. It is a white crystalline powder that …
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Spice And Nisin Preparation
Spice and nisin preparation is a blend of spices and nisin, a natural antimicrobial peptide. Nisin is produced by the …
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Conservator
A conservator is a substance added to food to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life. It works by inhibiting the …
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An All-natural Mold Inhibitor
This ingredient is a naturally occurring compound found in certain plants. It is typically extracted from the roots of the …
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Preserved With Sorbic Acid And Calcium Propionate
Sorbic acid and calcium propionate are antimicrobial agents used to prevent the growth of mold and bacteria in foods. Sorbic …
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Sodium Bisulfites
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound that is a salt of sulfurous acid. It is typically produced by reacting sulfur …
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Preservative And Sodium Bisulfite
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound that is a salt of sulfurous acid. It is often produced industrially by treating …
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Antioxidant E224
Potassium metabisulfite is a white crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, made from potassium carbonate and sulfur …
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BHA And TBHQ
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) are synthetic antioxidants. They are man-made chemicals produced through chemical synthesis.
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Tocopherols Antioxidant
Tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds, often referred to as Vitamin E. They are fat-soluble antioxidants found in …
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Sodium Benzoate: Less Than 1/10th Of 1
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits. It is typically produced …
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Polylysine
Polylysine is a type of amino acid polymer, meaning it's made of many repeating lysine units. It is produced through …
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Prepared With Sulfur Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts. It is often produced industrially by burning sulfur. In …
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Calcium Sodium EDTA
Calcium Sodium EDTA is a synthetic compound made from ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and sodium and calcium salts. It is used …
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E385 And Sodium Sulfite
EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is a synthetic compound used as a chelating agent. It binds to metal ions, preventing them from …
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Sulphur Dioxide And Sodium Sulfite
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts. Sodium sulfite is a salt made from sulfur dioxide. …
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Preservative And Phosphates
Phosphates are a group of naturally occurring minerals that are essential for life. In food processing, they are often used …
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Sodium Bisulfite And Sodium Benzoate As Preservatives
Sodium bisulfite and sodium benzoate are chemical compounds used together as preservatives. Sodium bisulfite is a salt of sulfurous acid, …
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Sodium Propionate And Sodium Benzoate
Sodium propionate and sodium benzoate are salts of propionic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. These compounds are often used together …
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Other ingredient types
Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.