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.
Preserved With Less Than 1% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in small amounts in fruits like cranberries …
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Sodium Metabisulfite And Ascorbic Acid
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellow crystalline powder. It is a salt made from sulfur dioxide and sodium …
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0.05% As Preservatives
This refers to a very small amount of a substance used as a preservative, typically 0.05% of the product's weight. …
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Sodium Bezoate
Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. It is produced when benzoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide. Benzoic …
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Prunes With Potassium Sorbate Added
Prunes are dried plums. They are a good source of fiber and nutrients. Potassium sorbate is a salt of sorbic …
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TBHQ And Calcium Disodium EDTA
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone and isobutylene. Calcium disodium EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is …
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Salt And Sodium Benzoate As Preservative
Salt is a mineral made of sodium chloride. Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical found naturally …
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Raisins With Sulphur Dioxide Added
Raisins are dried grapes. Sulphur dioxide is a gas used to preserve food. When added to raisins, it helps maintain …
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Sodium Benzoate : E211
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a synthetic compound that occurs naturally in some fruits and spices. It …
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Sodium Hydrogen Sulphite / E222
Sodium hydrogen sulfite, also known as sodium bisulfite, is a chemical compound that appears as a white powder. It is …
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Potassium Metabisulfite Preservative
Potassium metabisulfite is an inorganic salt that is a mixture of potassium sulfite and potassium bisulfite. It is produced by …
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Sulphiting Agents
Sulphiting agents are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur dioxide. They occur naturally in some foods and are also …
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Calcium Propanoate
Calcium propanoate is a salt of propanoic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid found in some foods. It is typically …
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Natamcyin
Natamycin is a natural antifungal agent produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is typically produced through fermentation and then …
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Sulfured
Sulfured refers to the use of sulfur dioxide (SO2) or sulfites as a preservative. Sulfur dioxide is a gas produced …
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A Food Preservative At 1/10 Of 1
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a manufactured chemical, often appearing as a white crystalline …
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Ascorbic Acid And Rosemary Extract
Ascorbic acid is the pure, synthetic form of Vitamin C. Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant derived from the leaves …
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Sodium Benzoate Less Than 1/10 Of 1% As Food Preservative
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is produced when benzoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide. Benzoic acid …
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BHA For Freshness
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a chemical compound created in a laboratory, not found naturally. BHA …
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A Natural Inhibitor
A natural inhibitor is a substance found in plants that can slow down or stop the growth of microorganisms. These …
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Apricots And Sulphur Dioxide
Dried apricots are apricots that have had most of their water removed. Sulfur dioxide is a gas used as a …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propionate Added As A
Potassium sorbate and sodium propionate are salts of sorbic acid and propionic acid, respectively. They are often produced synthetically through …
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Dextrose Potassium Lactate
Dextrose is a simple sugar derived from corn, chemically identical to glucose. Potassium lactate is the potassium salt of lactic …
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Propyl
Propylparaben is a synthetic chemical compound used as a preservative. It is an ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid.
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Used As An Anti-oxidant
Butylated hydroxyanisole, commonly known as BHA, is a synthetic chemical compound. It is produced through a chemical process and is …
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1/10 Of 1% Sodium Benzoate Added
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in small amounts in fruits like cranberries …
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Dough Conditioner Calcium Propionate
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid. It is produced commercially by reacting propionic acid with calcium carbonate or …
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A Natural Mold And Yeast Inhibitor
Potassium sorbate is a salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is produced industrially by reacting sorbic …
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Antioxidant: Sulphur Dioxide
Sulphur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts in volcanic gases. It is commonly produced by burning …
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Pottasium Sorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is manufactured synthetically, typically from …
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Salt And Tocopherol To Maintain Freshness
Salt is a common mineral, also known as sodium chloride, that comes from mines or evaporated seawater. Tocopherols are a …
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Ethoxyquin Added To Retain Color
Ethoxyquin is a synthetic antioxidant. It is chemically synthesized from acetone and p-phenetidine. It is typically a dark, viscous liquid.
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Natural Mold Inhibitor Pepperoni
Natural Mold Inhibitor Pepperoni is not a single ingredient but a marketing term for pepperoni products that use natural ingredients …
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Diacetate
Diacetate is a salt of acetic acid, a common food acid. It is produced by reacting acetic acid with sodium …
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Preservative To
Tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in plants. They are a form of Vitamin E and are …
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Potassium Sorbate And Citric Acid As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Citric acid is a weak organic acid. Both are commonly produced …
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Tocopherols & Ascorbyl Palmitate
Tocopherols and ascorbyl palmitate are forms of vitamin E and vitamin C, respectively. They are often naturally found in plant-based …
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Natamycin And Mixed Tocopherols
Natamycin is a natural antifungal agent produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. Mixed tocopherols are a form of Vitamin E, …
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Sorbic
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced commercially through chemical synthesis, typically involving the reaction …
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Natural Mixed Tocopherol
Natural mixed tocopherols are a group of compounds found naturally in vegetable oils. They are extracted from plant sources, such …
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03% Sodium Benzoate And 0
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits and spices. It is …
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005% Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a manufactured ingredient, often produced from sorbic acid and …
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Sodium Nitrite And Dextrose
Sodium nitrite is a salt used as a food preservative. Dextrose is a simple sugar, also known as glucose, typically …
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Sodium Propionate Sorbic Acid
Sodium propionate and sorbic acid are preservatives used to prevent mold and yeast growth in foods. Sodium propionate is the …
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TBHQ And Citric Acid Added As Preservatives
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone and isobutylene. Citric acid is a naturally occurring …
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Natural Antimicrobial
Natural antimicrobials are substances found in nature that can inhibit the growth of bacteria, yeasts, and molds. They can be …
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Sodium Bi Sulfite
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound that is a salt of sulfurous acid. It is produced industrially by treating sodium …
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Preserved With Sodium Sulfite
Sodium sulfite is a salt that is chemically produced. It is a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water. …
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Preservativet
Preservatives are substances added to food to prevent or slow down spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, mold, and yeast. …
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Rosemary And Green Tea Extracts
Rosemary and green tea extracts are natural antioxidants derived from the rosemary plant and tea leaves, respectively. They are typically …
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Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.