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.
Cultured Celery Juice Powder And Sea Salt
Cultured celery juice powder is made by fermenting celery juice with beneficial bacteria, then drying it into a powder. Sea …
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Calcium And Sodium Propionate
Calcium propionate and sodium propionate are salts of propionic acid, a naturally occurring organic acid. They are typically produced industrially …
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Sodium Metabisulfite And Other Edible Excipients
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, made from sulfur …
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Salt And Less Than 0.10% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in many plants like cranberries and cinnamon. …
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Methyl Paraben And Propyl Paraben
Methyl paraben and propyl paraben are preservatives that prevent the growth of mold, yeast, and bacteria in foods. They are …
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Disodium Calcium EDTA
Disodium calcium EDTA is a synthetic compound made from ethylenediamine, sodium cyanide, and formaldehyde. It is a white, crystalline powder …
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Sodium Diacetate Sodium Erythorbate
Sodium diacetate is a compound made from acetic acid (vinegar) and sodium acetate. It is a white crystalline powder that …
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Sodium Nitrite Vegetable Oil
Sodium nitrite is a white crystalline powder. It is a salt of nitrite, and is often produced industrially by mixing …
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Antioxidant Mixed Tocopherol
Mixed tocopherols are a form of vitamin E. They are naturally found in vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds. They can …
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Sodium Benzoate & Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound found in many plants. It is typically …
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Treated With Potassium Sorbate To Ensure Freshness
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a synthetic compound that is manufactured from sorbic acid …
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S02
Sulfites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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Sorbicacid
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially through chemical synthesis, typically from ketene and …
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Naturally Occurring Sulfur Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts in some foods and is also produced during …
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BHA Or Citric Acid
BHA, or Butylated Hydroxyanisole, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made by chemically combining 4-methoxyphenol and isobutylene. It is a …
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Processing Aid And Natamycin
Natamycin is a natural antifungal compound produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is typically produced through fermentation and then …
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Freshness Preserved With Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly colored crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, made by reacting …
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Potassium Benzoate And Calcium Disodium EDTA
Potassium benzoate is the potassium salt of benzoic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in many plants. It is produced …
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Potassium Benozate
Potassium benzoate is the potassium salt of benzoic acid. It is a white, crystalline powder. It is typically manufactured by …
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Powdered Cellulose And Potassium Sorbate To Protect Flavor
Powdered cellulose is a purified form of cellulose, a natural fiber found in the cell walls of plants. It is …
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Sodium Bisulfite Added As A Color Stabilizer
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound made from sulfur dioxide and sodium hydroxide. It's a salt that appears as a …
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Potassium Sorbate And Benzoic Acid As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate and benzoic acid are antimicrobial preservatives. Benzoic acid is found naturally in many fruits and spices. It is …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA To Protect Freshness
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound used as a food additive. It is made by combining calcium, sodium, and …
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Sulphur
Sulphur is a naturally occurring chemical element, found widely in nature in volcanic areas and in mineral springs. It is …
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Sulfur Dioxide And Potassium Sorbate
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts. It is often produced industrially by burning sulfur. Potassium …
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E200
Sorbic acid (E200) is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially by heating ketene with acetic anhydride. …
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Calcium Propionate As A Mold Inhibitor
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid. It is produced commercially by reacting propionic acid with calcium hydroxide or …
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Preservative: E282
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring substance. It is produced industrially by reacting calcium hydroxide …
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Sulfites To Preserve Freshness
Sulfites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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Sodium Sulphite
Sodium sulfite is a white crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, which is formed when sulfur dioxide …
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Potassium Sorbate And BHT And TBHQ And Citric Acid
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some fruits. It is manufactured …
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Vitamin E And BHT
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin found naturally in foods like nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils. BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA And Potassium Sorbate
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound that acts as a chelating agent, meaning it can bind to metal ions. …
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Two Percent Or Less Of The Following: Sodium Lactate
Sodium lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid. It is produced by the fermentation of carbohydrates, such as corn …
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Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives
Calcium propionate and potassium sorbate are salts of propionic acid and sorbic acid, respectively. They are produced industrially through chemical …
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Extractive Of Rosemary
Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant made from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). The leaves are typically …
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Dried Figs With Potassium Sorbate Added
Dried figs are whole figs that have had most of their water content removed through drying. This process concentrates their …
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Potassium Sorbet
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is produced synthetically from sorbic acid, which can be found …
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Sodium Nitrite In Collagen Casing
Sodium nitrite is a white, crystalline powder. It is a salt that occurs naturally in some vegetables and is also …
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Salt And Disodium EDTA Added
Disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound used to bind metal ions. It is made through a chemical process involving ethylenediamine, …
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Used To Protect Quality And Calcium Disodium EDTA
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound used as a food additive. It is created in a laboratory and is …
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Preservative: Sodium Bisulfite
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound that is a salt of sulfurous acid. It is typically produced by reacting sulfur …
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TBHQ And Citric Acid Added To Improve Stability
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a natural acid found in citrus fruits, often produced commercially …
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Sulfites As Preservative
Sulfites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sorbic Acid As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate and sorbic acid are chemical compounds used together as preservatives. Sorbic acid is found naturally in some plants, …
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Calcium Sulfate And Natamycin
Calcium sulfate is a mineral that occurs naturally in rocks and is also produced synthetically. Natamycin is an antimicrobial produced …
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Used And To Maintain Color
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gas used as a preservative. It is produced industrially by burning sulfur in air or …
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Sodium Benzoate: Less Than 0.1 Of 1
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is produced when benzoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide. Benzoic acid …
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Potassium Sorbate Added As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a synthetic compound, often produced from the reaction of …
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Dried Vinegar Powder
Dried vinegar powder is a dehydrated form of vinegar. It is typically made by spray-drying liquid vinegar, which is produced …
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Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
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