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.
Preserve With Sodium Sulfite
Sodium sulfite is a salt that occurs naturally in small amounts in some foods. It is manufactured industrially by treating …
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Tocopherols & Acorbyl Palmitate
Tocopherols are a group of compounds related to vitamin E. Ascorbyl palmitate is a form of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) …
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Sorbic Acid & Calcium Disodium EDTA
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially through chemical synthesis. Calcium disodium EDTA is …
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Sodium Benzoate And Sodium Phosphate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits. It is typically produced …
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Nisin Preparation And Annatto
Nisin preparation is a natural antimicrobial preservative produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis. Annatto is a natural food coloring derived …
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Spices And Potassium Sorbate
Spices are a diverse group of dried plant parts used for flavoring, coloring, or preserving food. They can include seeds, …
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Sodium Benzoate And Bisulfite
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a common organic compound found naturally in many plants. It is typically …
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Ascorbic Or Erythorbic Acid
Ascorbic acid is a form of vitamin C, and erythorbic acid is a similar compound. Both are antioxidants that occur …
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Salt And Sodium Benzoate 0.1
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride. Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a synthetic compound. …
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Benzoate Of Soda And Sodium Bisulfite
Benzoate of soda, also known as sodium benzoate, is a salt of benzoic acid. It is produced industrially by reacting …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Bisulfite To Maintain Freshness
Potassium sorbate is a salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some plants. It is typically produced …
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Sulfites Added By Wine Maker
Sulfites are compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods and are also produced …
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TBHQ And Ascorbic Acid To Preserve Freshness
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. Ascorbic acid is a form of Vitamin C, which occurs naturally in many …
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Sodium Propionate And Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate
Sodium propionate, sorbic acid, and potassium sorbate are preservatives used to prevent the growth of mold, yeast, and bacteria in …
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Preserved With Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
Sodium benzoate is a chemical preservative, the sodium salt of benzoic acid, which occurs naturally in some fruits. Potassium sorbate …
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Yeast Calcium Propionate
Yeast calcium propionate is a combination of calcium propionate and yeast. Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, which …
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Sodium Diacetate Spices
Sodium diacetate is a salt formed from acetic acid, a common food acid. It is created by combining sodium bicarbonate …
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Octylgallate
Octyl gallate is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from gallic acid, which is found naturally in plants, and octanol. …
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Propylgallate
Propyl gallate is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made by reacting gallic acid with propanol. Gallic acid can be derived …
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E224
Potassium metabisulfite (E224) is a white crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, made from sulfur dioxide and …
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BHT And Mixed Tocopherols
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is a synthetic antioxidant. Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in plants, often …
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Potassium Sorbate Salt
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is produced synthetically from sorbic acid, which can be derived …
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Citric Acid And Sodium Benzoate 0.1
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits. It is commercially produced by fermenting a sugar …
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Sugar And Sodium Nitrite
Sodium nitrite is a white crystalline salt that is synthesized from nitrogen oxides and sodium hydroxide. It is commonly used …
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Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced commercially through chemical synthesis. Potassium sorbate is the …
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Tocopherol To Maintain Freshness
Tocopherol is a form of Vitamin E, a fat-soluble nutrient. It is found naturally in many foods like nuts, seeds, …
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Coconut And Sodium Metabisulfite
Coconut is the white, fleshy part of the coconut palm fruit. Sodium metabisulfite is a white or yellowish crystalline powder. …
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Potassium Benzoate And Sodium Benzoate
Potassium benzoate and sodium benzoate are salts of benzoic acid, an organic compound that occurs naturally in some fruits and …
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TBHQ - An Antioxidant
TBHQ, or tert-Butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone and isobutylene. It is a white or slightly …
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Citric Acid And Propyl Gallate
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes, and is commercially produced …
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Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate To Maintain Freshness
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are often used together because …
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Sodium Sulfite And Sulfur Dioxide
Sodium sulfite and sulfur dioxide are chemical compounds often used together. They are produced industrially and can also be found …
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Potassium Sorbate As A Preservatives
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a naturally occurring compound found in some fruits, but …
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Apricots Sulfur Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide is a chemical compound that is a gas at room temperature. It is often used in food processing …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA And Natural Flavoring
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound that acts as a chelating agent, meaning it can bind to metal ions. …
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Calcium Propionate & Citric Acid
Calcium propionate is a calcium salt of propionic acid. Propionic acid is a naturally occurring compound produced by fermentation, but …
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Pre- Servative
Preservatives are substances added to food to prevent spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds. They can be …
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Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate To Preserve Freshness
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound, often produced industrially. It is a white crystalline solid used as a …
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Oleoresin Of Rosemary
Oleoresin of rosemary is a concentrated extract derived from the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). It is produced by extracting the …
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Bisulfite
Bisulfite refers to a group of chemical compounds containing the bisulfite ion (HSO3–). They are often produced by reacting sulfur …
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Sorbic Acid Potassium Sorbate
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially by heating ketene with diketene. Potassium sorbate …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate Added
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. These are commonly produced synthetically. They …
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Sodium Benzoate And Potassium
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a widely occurring substance found naturally in many plants like cranberries and …
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Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
Benzoate and potassium sorbate are salts used together as preservatives. Benzoic acid, from which benzoates are derived, occurs naturally in …
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Natural Tocopherol Added To Protect Flavor
Natural tocopherol is a form of vitamin E. It is found naturally in many foods like vegetable oils, nuts, and …
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Sodium Eythorbate
Sodium erythorbate is a synthetic antioxidant. It is the sodium salt of erythorbic acid, a stereoisomer of ascorbic acid (Vitamin …
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Rosemary Extract Added To Improve Stability
Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant derived from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). It is typically produced …
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Mixed Tocopherols For Added Freshness
Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in vegetable oils. They are a form of vitamin E …
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EDTA & BHA
EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is a synthetic chelating agent. It is made from chemicals like ethylenediamine, formaldehyde, and sodium cyanide. BHA …
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Potassium Sorbate And Annatto
Potassium sorbate is a salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some fruits. It is manufactured industrially. …
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This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
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