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.
Sulfiting Agents
Sulfiting agents are compounds containing sulfur dioxide. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods and are also produced …
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Organic Cultured Dextrose
Cultured dextrose is made by fermenting dextrose (a sugar) with specific bacteria. The process involves adding a starter culture to …
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Disodium EDTA Added
Disodium EDTA is a synthetic chemical compound. It is made from chemicals including ethylenediamine, formaldehyde, and sodium cyanide. It is …
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Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Propionate
Potassium sorbate and calcium propionate are salts of sorbic acid and propionic acid, respectively. They are synthesized industrially. These compounds …
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Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring compound found in some plants, …
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Sorbic Acid Preservative
Sorbic acid is a white, crystalline solid. It occurs naturally in some fruits, like rowan berries, but is typically made …
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Natural Preservative
Natural preservatives are substances found in nature that help prevent food spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds. …
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Sulphites
Sulphites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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Cultured Celery Extract
Cultured celery extract is made by fermenting celery with a starter culture. This process concentrates the natural preservative compounds found …
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Calcium Propionate Preservative
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid. It is manufactured industrially by reacting propionic …
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Methyl And Propyl Parabens
Methyl and propyl parabens are preservatives commonly used in food and cosmetics. They are synthetic chemicals that occur naturally in …
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BHT And Citric Acid
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits, but …
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Benzoate Of Soda
Benzoate of soda, also known as sodium benzoate, is a salt of benzoic acid. It is typically produced by reacting …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propionate
Potassium sorbate and sodium propionate are salts of sorbic acid and propionic acid, respectively. They are often used together as …
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TBHQ And Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a naturally occurring weak organic acid. They are often used …
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Sodium Benzoate And Sorbic Acid
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a common food preservative. Benzoic acid occurs naturally in many plants, like …
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Sodium Benzoate As Preservative
Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. It is a white, crystalline powder. It can be produced synthetically …
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Sulfiting Agent
Sulfiting agents are compounds containing sulfur dioxide. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods and are also produced …
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Tocopherols To Maintain Freshness
Tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds, including vitamin E. They are found in vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, and …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate To Protect Flavor
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. Sorbic acid is found naturally in …
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Retains Product Freshness
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits and spices. It is …
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1/10 Of 1% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is typically manufactured by reacting toluene with chlorine to make benzoyl …
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Sodium Propionate Preservative
Sodium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid found in some foods. It is typically …
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Potassium Sorbate And Potassium Benzoate
Potassium sorbate and potassium benzoate are the potassium salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are produced synthetically …
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Tocopherols Added To Protect Flavor
Tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds, including vitamin E. They are found in vegetable oils, nuts, and leafy …
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Nisin Preparation And Spices
Nisin preparation is a natural antimicrobial substance produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis. It is typically produced through fermentation and …
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Benzyl Alcohol
Benzyl alcohol is a clear, colorless liquid with a mild, pleasant aroma. It is an organic compound that occurs naturally …
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Propyl Gallate And Citric Acid As Antioxidants
Propyl gallate is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from gallic acid, which can be found in plants like tea …
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Calcium Propionate And Sorbic Acid To Extend Freshness
Calcium propionate and sorbic acid are antimicrobial preservatives used together to prevent the growth of mold and bacteria in foods. …
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Sodium Benzoate Less Than 1/10 Of 1
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a widely used food preservative. It is typically produced industrially by reacting …
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Sodium Erythrobate
Sodium erythorbate is the sodium salt of erythorbic acid, a form of vitamin C. It is synthesized from corn starch …
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Ethoxyquin
Ethoxyquin is a synthetic antioxidant. It is produced by reacting p-phenetidine with acetone. It is used to prevent spoilage and …
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BHA & BHT Added To Protect Flavor
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are man-made chemical compounds. They are commonly used together as antioxidants.
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A Natural Antioxidant
A natural antioxidant is a compound found in plants that helps prevent or slow the damage to cells caused by …
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BHA And BHT
Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) are synthetic chemical compounds. They are man-made antioxidants produced through chemical synthesis.
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Coated With Salt
Salt, also known as sodium chloride, is a common mineral found naturally in seawater and underground deposits. When food is …
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Sodium Benzoate Added
Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid. It is a white, crystalline powder that is soluble in water. …
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Sorbic Acid And Sodium Benzoate
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound, though it is often produced synthetically for food use. Sodium benzoate is …
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Dry Vinegar
Dry vinegar, also known as acetic acid, is a clear liquid with a strong, pungent smell and taste. It is …
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Brine
Brine is a solution of salt (sodium chloride) and water. It can also contain other ingredients like sugar, spices, or …
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Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Disodium EDTA As Preservatives
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is typically manufactured synthetically through …
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Palm Preserved By TBHQ
TBHQ, or tert-Butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is produced from hydroquinone and isobutylene. TBHQ is used to prevent oxidation, …
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Sodium Benzoate And Sodium Bisulfite
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits. It is typically made …
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Promotes Color Retention
Sodium nitrite is a white to yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of nitrous acid, commonly produced industrially by …
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Salt And Lactic Acid
Salt is sodium chloride, a mineral obtained from mines or evaporated seawater. Lactic acid is an organic acid naturally found …
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TBHQ To Maintain Freshness
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is produced through a chemical process involving hydroquinone and isobutylene.
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Bha/bht In Corn Oil To Retard Oxidation
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are synthetic antioxidants. They are produced from petroleum-based chemicals through a series of …
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Mixed Tocopherol
Mixed tocopherol is a group of eight fat-soluble compounds, all related to vitamin E. They are naturally found in vegetable …
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Sulfite
Sulfites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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Natural Tocopherols
Natural tocopherols are a group of compounds, including alpha-tocopherol, which is a form of Vitamin E. They are found naturally …
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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.