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.
Antimicrobial Blend
An antimicrobial blend is a mixture of ingredients, often including cultured dextrose, vinegar, and/or cultured whey, designed to inhibit the …
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Mixed Tocopherols And BHT
Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in vegetable oils, often used as antioxidants. BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) …
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Tocopherols And TBHQ As Preservatives
Tocopherols are a group of compounds related to vitamin E. TBHQ (tert-Butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. They are often used …
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Potassium Sorbate And TBHQ
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is manufactured industrially by neutralizing …
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Sodium Bisulfite And Sodium Benzoate
Sodium bisulfite and sodium benzoate are chemical compounds used as preservatives. Sodium bisulfite is a salt of sulfurous acid, often …
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Rosemary Extract And Vitamin E
Rosemary extract is a natural antioxidant derived from the leaves of the rosemary plant. Vitamin E, also known as tocopherol, …
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Sodium Erythorbate Sodium Nitrite
Sodium erythorbate is a sodium salt of erythorbic acid, a close relative of Vitamin C. It is produced commercially through …
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Sulfur Dioxide Added Retention
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts. It can be produced by burning sulfur or …
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Calcium Propionate & 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 Sorbate And Sodium Hexametaphosphate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a synthetic compound often used as a food preservative. …
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BHA And BHT And Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor
Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) are synthetic antioxidants. Citric acid is a natural organic acid found in citrus …
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Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Disodium EDTA As Preservatives
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a common organic compound found naturally in many plants. Calcium disodium EDTA …
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Natamycin A Natural Mold Inhibitor
Natamycin is a natural antifungal agent produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is produced through fermentation and then purified. …
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Benzoate
Benzoate refers to salts or esters of benzoic acid. Benzoic acid is a simple organic compound that occurs naturally in …
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Potassium Sorbate And TBHQ And Citric Acid
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some plants. It is manufactured …
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Sprayed With Potassium Sorbate To Preserve Quality
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a naturally occurring compound found in some plants, but …
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Tocopherols And Ascorbyl Palmitate
Tocopherols are a group of compounds related to vitamin E. Ascorbyl palmitate is a fat-soluble form of vitamin C. Both …
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Sorbic Acid And Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Disodium EDTA
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound, often produced industrially through chemical synthesis. Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt …
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Sodium Benzoate And Sorbic Acid And Calcium Disodium EDTA
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a common food preservative. Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring compound used …
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Methyl & Propyl Parabens
Methyl and propyl parabens are preservatives that occur naturally in some fruits, like blueberries. They are synthesized for food use …
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So2
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts but is often produced industrially. It is commonly …
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Preservative Sorbic Acid
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially through chemical synthesis, typically from ketene and …
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Water Vinegar
Vinegar is a liquid made from the fermentation of ethanol (alcohol) by acetic acid bacteria. It is typically made from …
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Color Retainer
Color retainers are a group of chemical compounds used in food processing to help maintain or enhance the color of …
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Freshness Preserved By TBHQ
TBHQ, or tert-Butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from hydroquinone and isobutylene. It is a white to off-white …
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Nat
Nat is a mineral salt, specifically sodium nitrite. It is a white crystalline powder that is often produced industrially. Sodium …
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TBHQ Added To Protect Flavor
TBHQ, or tert-Butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a white to off-white crystalline powder. TBHQ is manufactured through a …
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Potassium Sorbate & Natamycin
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in some plants. It is manufactured …
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Preservatives Potassium Sorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a synthetic compound, though sorbic acid occurs naturally in …
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Preservative Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in small amounts in fruits like cranberries …
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Sulfur Dioxide Added
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts in the atmosphere. It is often produced industrially …
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Antioxidant - Sulfites
Sulfites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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Calcium Proprionate
Calcium propionate is a calcium salt of propionic acid. Propionic acid is a naturally occurring chemical produced by the fermentation …
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Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate To Maintain Freshness
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are salts that work together as preservatives. Sodium benzoate is made from benzoic acid, which …
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Cultured Wheat Starch And Wheat Flour
Cultured wheat starch and wheat flour is made by allowing wheat starch and flour to ferment with specific bacteria or …
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A Natural Antimicrobial
A natural antimicrobial is a substance derived from living organisms, such as plants or microbes, that can inhibit the growth …
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Butylated Hydroxytoluene
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a synthetic compound. It is made through a chemical process involving p-cresol and isobutylene. BHT is …
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Sodium Bisulfite As Preservatives
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound made from sulfur dioxide and sodium hydroxide. It is a white crystalline powder that …
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Sodium Bisulfite And Citric Acid
Sodium bisulfite is a salt made from sulfur dioxide and sodium bicarbonate. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found …
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Sorbic Acid To Preserve Freshness
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced commercially through chemical synthesis, typically from ketene and …
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Sorbic Acid To Protect Flavor
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound. It is often produced industrially through chemical synthesis, typically from ketene and …
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Cultured Dextrose And Maltodextrin
Cultured dextrose is made by fermenting dextrose (a sugar) with specific bacteria. Maltodextrin is a starch-derived carbohydrate, often from corn, …
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Nisin Preparation Preservative
Nisin preparation is a natural antimicrobial substance produced by certain strains of the bacterium Lactococcus lactis. It is typically produced …
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Sodium Erthorbate
Sodium erythorbate is the sodium salt of erythorbic acid, a form of vitamin C. It is synthesized from corn starch …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Metabisulfite
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. Sodium metabisulfite is a salt derived …
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Cultured Dextrose/maltodextrin
Cultured dextrose is made by using bacteria to ferment dextrose (a sugar also known as glucose). Maltodextrin is a starch …
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Powdered Cellulose And Natamycin
Powdered cellulose is a purified wood pulp or cotton byproduct. It is processed to be a fine, white powder. Natamycin …
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Freshness Preserved By Calcium Propionate
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring substance found in some foods. It is manufactured commercially …
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BHT Added To Packaging Material To Preserve Freshness
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a petroleum derivative, created through chemical synthesis. BHT is a white …
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Natural Rosemary Extract
Natural Rosemary Extract is an antioxidant derived from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). It is typically produced …
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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.