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.
Potassium Sorbate And Salt
Potassium sorbate is a salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some plants. It is manufactured by …
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1/10th Of 1% Potassium Sorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound, but it is …
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Propylene Glycol Preservative
Propylene glycol is a synthetic liquid substance that absorbs water. It is used as a humectant (to help retain moisture), …
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Natamycin Added As A Mold Inhibitor
Natamycin is a natural antifungal compound produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is produced through fermentation, a process where …
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Flavoring Potassium Lactate
Potassium lactate is the potassium salt of lactic acid. It is produced by the fermentation of carbohydrates, such as sugars …
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Sodium Nitrite And Seasoning
Sodium nitrite is a salt used as a food preservative. It is manufactured from sodium nitrate, which occurs naturally in …
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Citric Acid And Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits. It is produced commercially by fermenting a sugar …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA And TBHQ
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound used as a food additive. It is a chelating agent, meaning it can …
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1/10 1% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is produced when benzoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide. Benzoic acid …
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Ammonium Bisulfite
Ammonium bisulfite is a chemical compound that is a salt of ammonium and bisulfite. It is produced by reacting ammonia …
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Sodium Metabisulfite And Disodium EDTA Retention
Sodium metabisulfite is a white crystalline powder made from sulfur dioxide. Disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound. They are often …
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Cherries Treated With Sulfur Dioxide A Preservative
Sulfur dioxide is a gas used to preserve fruits like cherries. It helps prevent spoilage and maintain the fruit's color …
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BHA Propyl Gallate With Citric Acid Added
This ingredient is a mixture of Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA), Propyl Gallate, and Citric Acid. BHA and Propyl Gallate are synthetic …
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Pectin And Potassium Sorbate
Pectin is a natural carbohydrate found in fruits and vegetables, often extracted from citrus peels or apple pomace. Potassium sorbate …
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Sodium Erythorbate And Sodium Nitrate
Sodium erythorbate is a salt of erythorbic acid, a form of vitamin C. Sodium nitrate is a salt found naturally …
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Benzoate Of Soda Added
Benzoate of soda is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. Benzoic acid is found naturally in many plants, such as …
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Sodium Nitrite As Preservatives
Sodium nitrite is a white crystalline salt. It is produced industrially by combining nitrogen oxides with sodium hydroxide or sodium …
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Freshness Preserved By TBHQ And Citric Acid
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a white or light brown crystalline powder that is made from …
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Extends Shelf Life
This ingredient is a preservative that helps prevent food from spoiling. It is often derived from natural sources like certain …
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Preservative Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly colored crystalline powder. It is an inorganic salt made from sulfur dioxide and …
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Salt And Potassium Sorbate
Salt is a mineral compound, primarily sodium chloride, obtained from evaporated seawater or mined from underground deposits. Potassium sorbate is …
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Sodium Diaceate
Sodium diacetate is a salt made from acetic acid, a common acid found in vinegar. It is produced by combining …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate As Preservative
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are often used together as …
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Ethoxyquin Added
Ethoxyquin is a synthetic antioxidant. It is chemically produced from quinoline and acetone.
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1% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in many plants, like cranberries and apples. …
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Class I
Class I is a type of food additive that functions as a preservative. It is a synthetic chemical compound.
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Preservative: Lysozyme
Lysozyme is an enzyme that helps protect food from spoilage by breaking down the cell walls of certain bacteria. It …
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A Preservative And Potassium Metabisulfite
Potassium metabisulfite is a preservative that is a white or yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, …
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Sodium Benzoate Added To Preserve
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in many plants, such as cranberries and …
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Cooked Seasoned Pizza Topping Made With Pork And Chicken BHA
BHA, or butylated hydroxyanisole, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a waxy solid that helps prevent fats and oils from …
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Water And Potassium Sorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is manufactured synthetically from sorbic …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA And Sorbic Acid And Sodium Benzoate
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound. Sorbic acid and sodium benzoate are synthetic preservatives. They are often used together …
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Potassium Benzoate And Potassium Metabisulfite
Potassium benzoate is the potassium salt of benzoic acid, a substance found naturally in some fruits. Potassium metabisulfite is a …
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Sodium Benzoate And Citric Acid Added
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a widely used food preservative. It occurs naturally in small amounts in …
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Tbho And Citric Acid
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from the chemical compound hydroquinone. TBHQ is often used …
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Mixed Tocopherols Antioxidant
Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in vegetable oils. They are extracted from sources like soybean, …
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Sodium Benzoate To Help Protect Flavor
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits like cranberries and plums. …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA And Nisin Preparation
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound. Nisin is a natural antimicrobial peptide produced by certain strains of lactic acid …
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TBHQ & Citric Acid Added For Freshness
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a white or light tan powder. Citric acid is a weak …
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Preserved By TBHQ
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made through a chemical process involving hydroquinone and isobutylene.
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Extends Freshness
This ingredient is a synthetic chemical compound. It is manufactured through chemical processes and is not derived from natural sources. …
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Cellulose Natamycin
Natamycin is a natural antifungal agent produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is typically produced through fermentation and then …
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Preservative E224
Potassium metabisulfite (E224) is a chemical compound that is a mixture of potassium sulfite and potassium dioxide. It is a …
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TBHQ And Citric Acid Added As Preservative
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a white or slightly colored crystalline powder. Citric acid is a …
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Sodium Metbisulfite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, made by reacting sulfur …
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A Natural Vitamin To Help Preserve Flavor
Tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds related to vitamin E. They are found in many plant-based foods like …
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Sodium Metabisulfite And Calcium Disodium EDTA
Sodium metabisulfite is a salt made from sodium and sulfur dioxide. Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound. Both are …
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Sulfur Dioxide Sodium Bisulfite Potassium Sorbate
Sulfur dioxide and its salts, sodium bisulfite and potassium bisulfite, are chemical compounds used as preservatives. They are produced industrially …
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0. 1% Sodium Benzoate & Potassium Sorbate
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are salts that work together as preservatives. Sodium benzoate is made from benzoic acid, which …
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Trace Amount Of 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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This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.