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.
Organic Rosemary Extract
Organic rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant derived from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). It is typically …
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Dried Vinegar
Dried vinegar is a powdered form of vinegar, typically made by spray-drying liquid vinegar. It is essentially acetic acid in …
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Nisin
Nisin is a natural antimicrobial peptide, a small protein produced by certain strains of the bacterium Lactococcus lactis. It is …
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Propionic Acid
Propionic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid found in some foods like Swiss cheese. It is produced industrially by …
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Sulphur Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts in volcanic gases and is produced by the burning …
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Erythorbic 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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Potassium Metabisulfite
Potassium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, produced by reacting …
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Sodium Metabisulphite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, formed by combining …
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Potassium Sorbate: Preservative
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a naturally occurring compound found in some plants, but …
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Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate
Calcium propionate and potassium sorbate are salts of propionic acid and sorbic acid, respectively. These acids are naturally found in …
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Potassium Acetate
Potassium acetate is the potassium salt of acetic acid. It is produced when potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate reacts with …
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EDTA
EDTA, or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, is a synthetic compound. It is produced industrially through chemical synthesis.
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Rosemary Extract For Freshness
Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant derived from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). It is typically produced …
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Potassium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
Potassium benzoate and potassium sorbate are the potassium salts of benzoic acid and sorbic acid, respectively. They are often used …
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Coconut With Sodium Metabisulfite
Coconut is the white, fleshy part of the coconut palm fruit. For processed coconut, it is typically shredded or flaked …
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Egg White Lysozyme
Egg white lysozyme is an enzyme naturally found in egg whites and other animal secretions. It is produced commercially by …
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Benzoic Acid
Benzoic acid is a simple organic compound. It occurs naturally in many plants, like cranberries and plums, but is often …
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Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially through chemical synthesis, typically from ketene and …
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Calcium Propionate And Sorbic Acid
Calcium propionate and sorbic acid are chemical compounds used together as preservatives in food. Calcium propionate is the calcium salt …
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Cultured Sugar
Cultured sugar is a type of sugar that has been fermented by bacteria or yeast. This process can alter the …
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Cultured Celery Juice Powder
Cultured celery juice powder is made from celery juice that has been fermented with beneficial bacteria. This process helps to …
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Potassium Sorbate And Citric Acid
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring compound found in some plants, …
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Maintains Freshness
Maintains Freshness is a broad term used to describe ingredients that prevent spoilage and extend the shelf life of food. …
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Potassium Sorbate To Protect Flavor
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a synthetic compound, often produced by reacting sorbic acid …
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Cultured Celery Juice
Cultured celery juice is made by fermenting celery juice with beneficial bacteria, similar to how yogurt or sauerkraut is made. …
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0.1% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits. It is typically manufactured …
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Sodium Benzoate & Potassium Sorbate
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are salts of weak acids. Sodium benzoate is the salt of benzoic acid, and potassium …
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Cultured Wheat
Cultured wheat is wheat flour that has been fermented by beneficial bacteria and yeasts. This process, often called 'culturing,' is …
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Sodium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate
Sodium propionate and potassium sorbate are salts of propionic acid and sorbic acid, respectively. These organic acids occur naturally in …
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TBHQ & Citric Acid
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a weak organic acid that occurs naturally in citrus fruits. …
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Potassium Sorbate And Carbon Dioxide
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a manufactured ingredient, typically made by reacting sorbic acid …
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A Mold Inhibitor
A mold inhibitor is a substance that prevents or slows the growth of mold on food. Many mold inhibitors are …
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Water And Salt
Water is a clear, odorless, and tasteless liquid essential for life. Salt, or sodium chloride, is a mineral compound typically …
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Natamycin To Protect Flavor
Natamycin is a natural antifungal compound produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is typically made through a fermentation process, …
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Sodium Benzoate 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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Preservative Potassium Sorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is typically produced industrially through …
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Apricots With Sulfur Dioxide
Apricots are a stone fruit, similar to peaches and plums. When dried, they are often treated with sulfur dioxide to …
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Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness
Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in vegetable oils. They are extracted from plant sources, such …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are often used together because …
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Freshness Preserved By BHT
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from petroleum-based chemicals. BHT is used to prevent foods from …
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Natural Mixed Tocopherols
Natural mixed tocopherols are a group of chemical compounds found in plants, commonly known as vitamin E. They are typically …
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Sorbic Acid And Calcium Disodium EDTA
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound, often produced industrially via chemical synthesis. Calcium disodium EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is …
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Potassium Sorbate To Maintain Freshness
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a naturally occurring compound found in some plants, but …
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Potassium Sorbate And Natamycin
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is typically produced industrially through …
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Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are common food preservatives. Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid, which occurs …
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Potassium Nitrate
Potassium nitrate is a salt that occurs naturally in the mineral niter. It can also be manufactured synthetically. It is …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate Added As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are often used together because …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sorbic Acid
Potassium sorbate and sorbic acid are preservatives used to prevent the growth of mold, yeast, and bacteria in foods. Sorbic …
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Mixed Tocopherols Added To Retain Freshness
Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in vegetable oils. They are often extracted from sources like …
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Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are often used together as …
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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.