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.
BHA & BHT For Freshness
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) are synthetic antioxidants. They are man-made chemicals produced through chemical synthesis.
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Preservatives Sodium Propionate
Sodium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid found in some foods. It is typically …
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Preservatives In Honey And Nut Flavoring
Preservatives are substances added to food to prevent spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds. In honey and …
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Sodium Proponate
Sodium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid. It is produced industrially by reacting propionic …
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Preserved With Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly colored crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, commonly produced by …
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Erythrobic Acid
Erythorbic acid is a food additive that is an isomer of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). It is produced commercially by …
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TBHQ & Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone, which is derived from petroleum. Citric acid is …
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Rosemary Extractives And Ascorbic Acid
Rosemary extractives are natural antioxidants derived from the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). Ascorbic acid, also known as Vitamin C, is …
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Apocarotenol
Apocarotenol is a synthetic antioxidant. It is produced through chemical synthesis, often starting from vitamin A.
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Salt Sodium Nitrite
Sodium nitrite is a white crystalline powder. It is a salt of nitrous acid, often produced by combining nitrogen oxides …
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Calcium Propionate A Preservative
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid found in some foods. It is manufactured …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sulfur Dioxide
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is manufactured industrially from chemicals …
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Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Chloride
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a widely used food preservative. It is typically manufactured from benzoic acid, …
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Potassium Sorbate E-202
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a naturally occurring organic compound that can be found …
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Preservatives Sorbic Acid
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially using chemical synthesis, typically from ketene and …
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Sodium Benzoate & Sorbic Acid
Sodium benzoate and sorbic acid are commonly used together as preservatives in foods. Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of …
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TBHQ And Citric Acid Added To Preserve Flavor
TBHQ (tert-Butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone, which is derived from petroleum. Citric acid is a …
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Potassium Nitrite
Potassium nitrite is a white crystalline powder. It is the potassium salt of nitrous acid. It is often produced by …
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EDTA Added
EDTA, or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, is a synthetic compound. It is manufactured industrially through chemical reactions involving compounds like ethylenediamine, formaldehyde, …
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Preservative Enzyme
Preservative enzymes are enzymes used to extend the shelf life of food. They are typically proteins produced by microorganisms like …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Metabisulfite As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound found in some …
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Calcium Propionate And Enzymes
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid. It is produced industrially by reacting propionic …
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Oxidation
Oxidation is a chemical process that involves the loss of electrons. In food, it's a natural reaction that can occur …
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0.1% Sodium Benzoate As Preservative
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in small amounts in many plants, like …
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Sulfur Dioxide As Preservative
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts but is often produced industrially. It is made by …
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TBHQ Antioxidant
TBHQ, or tert-Butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is typically made from hydroquinone and isobutylene.
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A Natural Mild Inhibitor
A natural mild inhibitor is a substance derived from plants that helps to slow down the growth of microorganisms. It …
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Sulfur Added
Sulfur added, also known as sulfur dioxide (SO2), is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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TBHQ Ascorbic Acid To Preserve Freshness
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone, which is derived from petroleum.
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Sorbic Acid A Preservative
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring compound found in some plants, like rowan berries. It is commercially produced through a …
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Additive
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid. It occurs naturally in some foods but is typically produced industrially by …
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Salt Potassium Sorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some berries. The potassium sorbate …
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Preservative Spice
Preservative spice is not a single ingredient but a blend of spices and herbs used to extend the shelf life …
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Sodium Diacetate Salt
Sodium diacetate is a salt made from acetic acid, a common acid found in vinegar. It is formed by combining …
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Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are salts of benzoic acid and sorbic acid, respectively. They are commonly produced synthetically through …
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1/10 Of 1% Sodium Benzoate As Preservative
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits and spices. It is …
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If Present
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid. It is a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water. It …
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Sodium Bisulfite Added To Promote Color
Sodium bisulfite is a salt that is chemically produced. It is made by reacting sulfur dioxide with a solution of …
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Sodium Benzoate As Preservatives
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is produced industrially by reacting benzoic acid with sodium hydroxide. Benzoic …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA And Sodium Benzoate And Sorbic Acid
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound used to bind metal ions. Sodium benzoate and sorbic acid are synthetic organic …
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Disodium EDTA Retention
Disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound that acts as a chelating agent. It is made from chemicals like ethylenediamine, formaldehyde, …
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Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound found in some …
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Organic Alcohol To Preserve Freshness
Organic alcohol is ethanol produced from organic agricultural products like corn or grapes, fermented and distilled. It is often used …
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Preservative And Sodium Phosphate
Sodium phosphates are salts formed from sodium and phosphate. They are commonly produced industrially by reacting phosphoric acid with a …
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Natamicyn
Nisin is a polypeptide produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis. It is a natural antimicrobial peptide that works by disrupting …
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Natamycin And Potassium Sorbate
Natamycin is a natural antifungal agent produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. Potassium sorbate is a salt of sorbic acid, …
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Natamycin As A Natural Preservative
Natamycin is a natural antifungal compound produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is typically produced through fermentation and then …
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Sodium Bisulfite And Citric Acid Added As Preservatives
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound that is a salt of sulfurous acid. It is often used in combination with …
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Flaxseed And Plum To Ensure Freshness
This ingredient is a blend of flaxseed and plum, often used as a natural preservative. Flaxseed comes from the flax …
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Sulfur Metabisulphite
Sulfur metabisulfite is a chemical compound that is a white or yellowish crystalline powder. It is made by reacting sulfur …
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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.