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.
1/10% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits and spices. It is …
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Potassium Sorbate & Calcium Disodium EDTA
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is typically manufactured synthetically from …
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Salt And Calcium Disodium EDTA
Calcium disodium EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is a synthetic compound often used as a preservative. It is manufactured through chemical synthesis …
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Cultured Dextrose And Spices
Cultured dextrose is a food ingredient made by fermenting dextrose (a type of sugar) with specific bacteria. The process also …
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BHA And BHT Added To Help Protect Flavor
BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) and BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) are synthetic antioxidants. They are man-made chemicals produced through industrial processes. These compounds …
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Calcium Sorbate
Calcium sorbate is the calcium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is produced commercially by the …
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Sodium Propinate
Sodium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid. It is produced industrially by the reaction …
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Natural Antioxidants
Natural antioxidants are compounds found in plants that help protect cells from damage caused by unstable molecules called free radicals. …
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Fumaric Acid And Potassium Sorbate
Fumaric acid is a naturally occurring organic compound found in plants like fumitory and mushrooms. It can be produced industrially …
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BHA Propyl Gallate
BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) and Propyl Gallate are synthetic antioxidants. BHA is made from petroleum products, while Propyl Gallate is an …
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Sodium Benzoate And Sulfites Added As Preservatives
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a common food preservative. It is produced synthetically by reacting toluene with …
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Sodium Propionate And Citric Acid
Sodium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid found in some foods. It is produced …
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Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate & Cultured Dextrose
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are often used together as …
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Mixed Tocopherols From Soy As An Antioxident
Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in vegetable oils, especially soybean oil. They are extracted from …
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Antioxidant: Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, made by reacting …
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E221 Retention
E221 is the European Union designation for sodium sulfite, an inorganic salt. It is produced by reacting sulfur dioxide with …
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Preservative Calcium Disodium EDTA
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound that acts as a chelating agent. It is made through a chemical process …
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Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Metabisulfite
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a widely used food preservative. It is typically produced industrially by the …
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0.01% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits and spices. It is …
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Cherries Treated With Sulfur Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide is a gas used to treat dried fruits like cherries. It helps preserve their color and prevent spoilage …
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Freshness Preserved With Sodium Bisulfite And BHT
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound made from sulfur dioxide and sodium hydroxide. It is often used in food processing …
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BHA & TBHQ
BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) and TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone) are man-made chemical compounds. They are a type of preservative called antioxidants, which …
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Potassium Sorbate As A Food Preservative
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some plants. It is typically …
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Spices And Calcium Disodium EDTA Added To Protect Flavor
Spices are natural substances from plants used to flavor food. Calcium Disodium EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is a synthetic compound used …
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Sulpher Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts in the air. It is made industrially by burning …
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Eggs Preserved With Nisin Preparation
Nisin is a natural antimicrobial peptide produced by certain strains of lactic acid bacteria. Nisin preparation is nisin combined with …
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Sodium Dioxide
Sodium dioxide is not a recognized chemical compound. It is possible this refers to sodium nitrite (NaNO2) or sodium dioxide …
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Sorbic Acid And Swiss Cheese
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is found in some fruits, but is typically produced industrially for …
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Rosemary Extract And Ascorbyl Palmitate Added
Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant derived from the leaves of the rosemary plant. Ascorbyl palmitate is a fat-soluble form …
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Organic Mold Inhibitor
Organic Mold Inhibitor is a blend of organic acids and their salts, often including calcium propionate and sorbic acid. These …
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Sorbic Acid & Sodium Benzoate
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially through chemical synthesis. Sodium benzoate is the …
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Sodium Benzoate And Sodium Bisulfite As Preservatives
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a compound found naturally in some fruits and spices. It is typically …
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Cured With: Water Salt
This is a mixture of water, salt, and usually sodium nitrite or potassium nitrite. It is used to cure meats, …
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Mixed Tocopherols And Rosemary Extract
Mixed tocopherols are a form of vitamin E, often derived from vegetable oils. Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant made …
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Potassium Metabisulfites
Potassium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, formed by combining …
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Sodiumdiacetate
Sodium diacetate is a compound made from sodium acetate and acetic acid. It is a white crystalline powder that dissolves …
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Sodium Lactate And Sodium Diacetate
Sodium lactate and sodium diacetate are salts used together as a food preservative. Sodium lactate is the sodium salt of …
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Potassium Sorbate And Potassium Metabisulfite
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a synthetic compound often used as a preservative. Potassium …
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Cherry Powder And Cane Sugar
Cherry powder is made from dried and ground cherries. Cane sugar is a sweetener extracted from sugarcane plants. This ingredient …
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Salt Sodium Diacetate
Salt Sodium Diacetate is a crystalline powder made from sodium acetate and acetic acid. It is a salt that has …
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Organic Dried Vinegar
Organic dried vinegar is a powdered form of vinegar, typically acetic acid, produced from organic sources. It is made by …
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Natamycin Natural Mold Inhibitor
Natamycin is a natural antifungal agent produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is produced through fermentation, where the bacteria …
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Food Preservative
Food preservatives are substances added to food to prevent spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds. They can …
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Nisin Preparation And Salt
Nisin preparation is a natural antimicrobial substance produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis. It is typically produced through fermentation and …
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Ascorbic Acid And Citric Acid To Preserve Freshness
Ascorbic acid is a form of vitamin C, a nutrient found naturally in many fruits and vegetables. Citric acid is …
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Lactic Acid And Calcium Disodium EDTA To Preserve Freshness
Lactic acid is a mild organic acid naturally found in milk and produced by bacteria during fermentation. Calcium disodium EDTA …
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Nisin Preparation Salt
Nisin Preparation Salt is a mixture of nisin, a natural antimicrobial peptide, and salt. Nisin is produced by the bacterium …
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Rosemary Extract Is Flavorless
Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant derived from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). It is typically produced …
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Mixed Tocopherols And Vitamin C Ester
Mixed tocopherols are a group of vitamin E compounds naturally found in vegetable oils. Vitamin C ester, also known as …
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BHT To Retain Freshness
BHT, or butylated hydroxytoluene, is a synthetic compound. It is made from petroleum-based chemicals through a process called alkylation.
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This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
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