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.
Antioxidantcontains Sulfites
Sulfites are compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in some foods and are also produced during fermentation. In …
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Potassium Sorbate Potassium Metabisulfite
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is manufactured from sorbic acid, which can be produced from …
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Celery Powder Cultured Celery Juice
Cultured celery juice powder is made by fermenting celery juice with a starter culture, typically a bacterial strain like *Lactobacillus*. …
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Phosphoric Acid And Sorbic Acid And Calcium Disodium EDTA
Phosphoric acid is a mineral acid. Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic …
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Tbho & Citric Acid
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a white or reddish-brown crystalline powder. TBHQ is produced through …
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TBHQ And Citric Acid To Help Preserve Freshness
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone and isobutylene. Citric acid is a weak organic …
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Sodium Benzoate 100ppm
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits like cranberries and plums. …
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Sodium Metabisulfite As Preservative And Turmeric
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellow crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, made by reacting …
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Cooked Pork Sausage Tocopherols Added To Protect Flavor
Tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds related to vitamin E. They are often isolated from vegetable oils, such …
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Benzoato De Sodio
Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. It is typically produced by reacting benzoic acid with sodium hydroxide. …
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Freshness Preserved By 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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Salt And Nisin Preparation
Nisin is a natural antimicrobial peptide produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis. It is produced through fermentation and then purified. …
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Sodium Nitrites
Sodium nitrite is a salt of nitrous acid. It is a manufactured chemical compound, typically produced by reacting sodium hydroxide …
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Anti Oxidant - TBHQ
TBHQ, or tert-Butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is produced by the reaction of hydroquinone with tert-butyl alcohol.
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Bisulfites
Bisulfites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They are often produced industrially by reacting sulfur dioxide …
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Preservative: Potassium Hydrogen Sulphite
Potassium hydrogen sulfite is a chemical compound that is the potassium acid salt of sulfurous acid. It is typically produced …
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Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Disodium EDTA To Protect Flavor
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a common food preservative. It is produced industrially by reacting sodium hydroxide …
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It Lysozyme From Egg
Lysozyme is an enzyme that helps protect food from spoilage. It is typically made from egg white, though it can …
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Preservative - To Retain Freshness
Preservatives are ingredients added to food to prevent spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, mold, and yeast. They can be …
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Antioxidants: Sodium Metabisulphite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, made by reacting sulfur …
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Potassium Sorbate Artificial Flavor
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is produced industrially by neutralizing sorbic acid with potassium hydroxide. …
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Sodium Meta Bisulphite
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, formed by combining …
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Sodium Benzoate Less Than 0.1% As A Food Preservative
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a compound that occurs naturally in some fruits like cranberries and apples. …
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Sodium Metabisulphite And Lecithin
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt made from sulfur dioxide and sodium …
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Sulfure Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide is a gas produced when sulfur burns. It is also found naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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1/10th Of 1% Sodium Benzoate & Potassium Sorbate
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are salts used together as preservatives. Sodium benzoate is made from benzoic acid, which occurs …
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Preservative: Egg White Lysozyme
Egg white lysozyme is an enzyme found naturally in egg whites and other animal secretions. It is produced commercially by …
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Rosemary Extracts
Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant derived from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). It is typically produced …
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Freshness Preserved With BHT And Citric Acid
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits.
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Potassium Sorbate And TBHQ Added To Retain Freshness
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some fruits. It is manufactured …
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Freshness Preserved By Tocopherol And Ascorbyl Palmitate
Tocopherol is a form of Vitamin E, a fat-soluble nutrient found naturally in many foods. Ascorbyl palmitate is a fat-soluble …
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BHT To Protect Flavor
BHT, or butylated hydroxytoluene, is a synthetic compound. It is produced through chemical reactions involving p-cresol and isobutylene. It is …
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Freshness Preserved By Calcium Propionate And BHT
Calcium propionate is a salt made from calcium and propionic acid. Propionic acid is a naturally occurring compound produced by …
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BHT And Vitamin E
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is a synthetic antioxidant. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that occurs naturally in many foods, but …
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Sodium Sulfite Anhydrous
Sodium sulfite anhydrous is a white or colorless crystalline powder. It is the anhydrous (water-free) form of sodium sulfite, a …
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Antioxidant: BHA + BHT
Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) are synthetic chemical compounds. They are produced through chemical synthesis processes.
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Sodium Bensoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits and spices. It is …
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Sodium Diacetate And Sodium Benzoate
Sodium diacetate is a compound made from acetic acid (vinegar) and sodium acetate. It is a white crystalline powder that …
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Preservative: Potassium Metabisulfite
Potassium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, produced industrially by …
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Sodium Erythorbate And Disodium EDTA
Sodium erythorbate is a salt of erythorbic acid, which is a form of vitamin C. It is produced industrially through …
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TBHQ And FD&C Blue No. 1
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is produced through a chemical reaction involving hydroquinone and isobutylene. FD&C …
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Contain Less Than 0.1% Of Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is produced when benzoic acid is neutralized with sodium hydroxide. Benzoic …
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Potassiumlactate
Potassium lactate is the potassium salt of lactic acid. It is produced by the fermentation of carbohydrates, such as from …
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Sodium Erythorbate Sodium Nitrate
Sodium erythorbate is a salt of erythorbic acid, a form of vitamin C. It is produced commercially through the fermentation …
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Butylated Hydroxyl Anisole
Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a man-made chemical that acts as an antioxidant. It is made in a lab and is …
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Sodium Propionate & Sodium Benzoate
Sodium propionate and sodium benzoate are salts of propionic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are produced industrially through chemical …
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Sodium Alginate And Potassium Sorbate
Sodium alginate is a salt derived from alginic acid, a carbohydrate found in brown seaweed. It is produced by treating …
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Tocopherols And Citric Acid
Tocopherols are forms of Vitamin E, a fat-soluble nutrient found naturally in vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, and leafy green vegetables. …
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Bha/bht And Citric Acid To Preserve Flavor
BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) and BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) are synthetic chemical compounds. Citric acid is a natural acid found in citrus …
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Freshness Preserved By Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts that work together to prevent spoilage in foods. They are produced industrially and …
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