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.
Propyl Gallate With Citric Acid Added To Help Protect Flavor
Propyl gallate is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from gallic acid, which is found naturally in plants like tea …
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BHT And BHA
Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) and Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) are man-made chemicals. They are produced in factories and do not come from …
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Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate To Preserve Freshness
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are salts used together as preservatives. Sodium benzoate is the sodium salt of benzoic acid, …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA To Preserve Freshness
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound created through a chemical reaction. It is a salt form of EDTA, a …
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Sodium Benzoate - A Preservative
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 Propionate As Preservative
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid. It is produced commercially by reacting propionic …
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Mold Inhibitors
Mold inhibitors are substances added to foods to prevent the growth of mold. They can be naturally occurring compounds or …
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Sorbic Acid And Calcium Propionate
Sorbic acid and calcium propionate are antimicrobial agents used to prevent the growth of mold, yeast, and some bacteria in …
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TBHQ Blend
TBHQ stands for tertiary butylhydroquinone. It is a synthetic antioxidant, meaning it prevents oxidation, a chemical process that can cause …
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K1
Potassium sorbate is a potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a white crystalline powder or solid that is soluble …
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Sodium Metabisulfite Mono- And Diglycerides
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, formed by reacting …
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Methylparaben
Methylparaben is a chemical compound used as a preservative. It is synthesized from parabens, which are esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. …
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Sulfites Added
Sulfites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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Potassium Diacetate
Potassium diacetate is the potassium salt of diacetic acid. It is made by reacting acetic acid (the main component of …
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Preservative And Potassium Sorbate
Potassium sorbate is a potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is produced industrially from sorbic acid, which can be synthesized …
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Sulphite
Sulfites are a group of chemical compounds containing sulfur and oxygen. They occur naturally in small amounts in some foods …
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Sulphur Dioxide Added
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts. It is often made by burning sulfur. In …
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Xanthan Gum And Benzoate Of Soda
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, a type of carbohydrate, produced by the fermentation of sugar by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. …
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Antimicrobial Agent
Antimicrobial agents are substances added to food to prevent the growth of bacteria, yeasts, and molds. They can be naturally …
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Propionic Acid And Phosphoric Acid
Propionic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid found in some foods, like Swiss cheese. It is typically produced industrially …
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Potassium Sorbate A Preservative
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is typically manufactured synthetically from …
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BHT And Citric Acid To Improve Stability
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits, but …
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TBHQ And BHT
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are synthetic antioxidants. They are typically made through chemical reactions involving hydroquinone and …
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Sodium Thiosulfate
Sodium thiosulfate is a salt compound made from sodium and thiosulfate. It is produced industrially through chemical synthesis, often by …
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Sodium Propionate And Sodium Diacetate
Sodium propionate and sodium diacetate are salts used together as a food preservative. They are synthesized chemicals that are derivatives …
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Cultured Dextrose To Protect Flavor
Cultured dextrose is a natural preservative made from dextrose (a type of sugar) that has been fermented by specific bacteria. …
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Lauric Arginate
Lauric arginate is a synthetic antimicrobial agent. It is made by combining lauric acid, a fatty acid found in coconut …
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BHA And Citric Acid
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a natural acid found in citrus fruits, often produced through …
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Preservatives Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits like cranberries and plums. …
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Tocopherol-rich Extract
Tocopherol-rich extract is a natural antioxidant derived from vegetable oils, most commonly soybean oil. It is produced by concentrating tocopherols, …
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Salt And Sodium Phosphates
Salt is sodium chloride, a common mineral compound found naturally in seawater and underground deposits. Sodium phosphates are a group …
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1/10th Of 1% Sodium Benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is produced when benzoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide. It is …
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Sodium Metabisulfite And Sodium Benzoate
Sodium metabisulfite and sodium benzoate are both common food preservatives. Sodium metabisulfite is a white crystalline powder made from sulfur …
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Sodium Metabisulfite And Soy Lecithin
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellow crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid and is produced …
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Natamycin Preservative
Natamycin is a natural preservative produced by the bacterium *Streptomyces natalensis*. It is made through a fermentation process, similar to …
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Potassium Metabisulfite Added To Enhance Freshness
Potassium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, formed by reacting …
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Potassium Sorbate To Retard Mold
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring compound found in some plants, …
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Cultured Dextrose For Freshness
Cultured dextrose is a food ingredient made by fermenting dextrose (a type of sugar) with specific bacteria. This fermentation process …
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Sulfur Dioxide Retention
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts but is often produced industrially. It is made …
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Spice Extractives For Freshness
Spice extractives for freshness are concentrated flavor compounds derived from spices like rosemary, sage, and oregano. They are typically produced …
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Mixed Tocopherols To Preserve Freshness
Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in vegetable oils. They are often extracted from sources like …
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A Naturally Occurring Mineral
Sodium chloride is a mineral compound commonly known as salt. It is found naturally in seawater and underground rock formations. …
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Vegan Cultured Dextrose
Cultured dextrose is made by fermenting dextrose (a type of sugar) with specific bacteria or fungi. This fermentation process creates …
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Perservative
Potassium sorbate is a chemical compound that is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a white crystalline solid …
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Maximum 100 Ppm Ethoxyquin
Ethoxyquin is a synthetic antioxidant used to prevent spoilage in food. It is chemically synthesized and not naturally occurring.
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TBHQ And Calcium Propionate
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a white to off-white crystalline powder that is produced through a …
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TBHQ And Citric Acid Added To Protect Freshness
TBHQ (tert-Butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a natural acid found in citrus fruits. When used together, they …
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Sodium Benzoate And Nisin Preparation
This is a combination ingredient used as a preservative. Nisin is a natural antimicrobial peptide produced by certain strains of …
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Natural Mold Inhibitors
Natural mold inhibitors are substances derived from natural sources, like plants or microorganisms, that slow or prevent the growth of …
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EDTA To Protect Color
EDTA, or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, is a synthetic chemical compound. It is produced industrially through chemical synthesis, typically involving reactions between …
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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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