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.
BHT And Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits, but …
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Sodium Metabisulfite Preservative
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt made from sulfur dioxide and sodium …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA To Protect Color
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound made from four amino acids and formaldehyde. It is a white, crystalline powder …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA Added To Protect Product Quality
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound made in a laboratory. It is a salt form of EDTA, which is …
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Celery Juice Solids
Celery juice solids are concentrated compounds derived from celery juice. They are produced by removing water from fresh celery juice, …
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Protects Freshness
Preserves Freshness is a brand name for a blend of ingredients, primarily sorbic acid and potassium sorbate. Sorbic acid is …
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Antioxidant Sodium Metabisulphite
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 Benzonate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is produced when benzoic acid is neutralized with sodium hydroxide. Benzoic …
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Used As Preservative
Sodium nitrite is a white crystalline powder. It is a salt of nitrous acid, often produced industrially. It is soluble …
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Lysozyme From Egg White
Lysozyme from egg white is an enzyme that occurs naturally in egg whites and other animal secretions. It is produced …
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Calcium Propinate
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid. It is produced industrially by reacting propionic …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA Added As Preservative
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic chemical that acts as a chelating agent. It is made by reacting ethylenediamine with …
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Methyl Paraben Preservative
Methylparaben is a type of paraben, which are chemicals used as preservatives. It is synthesized from p-hydroxybenzoic acid, often derived …
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Propylparaben Preservative
Propylparaben is a synthetic chemical used as a preservative. It is part of a group of compounds called parabens, which …
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Sulfur Dioxide Preservative
Sulfur dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts in volcanic gases and is also produced by the …
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Potasium Sorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is produced synthetically from sorbic acid, which can be derived …
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Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Propionate
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in many plants. It is typically manufactured …
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Calcium Disodium EDTA To Preserve Flavor
Calcium disodium EDTA is a synthetic compound made from four amino acids and formaldehyde. It is a white, crystalline powder …
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Preservative Blend
A preservative blend is a mixture of different antimicrobial compounds designed to prevent spoilage from bacteria, yeasts, and molds. These …
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Sodium Metabisulfite Added As A Dough Conditioner
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, commonly produced by …
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TBHQ As Preservative
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is a white to off-white crystalline powder. TBHQ is made through …
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Sodiumerythorbate
Sodium erythorbate is a synthetic antioxidant. It is the sodium salt of erythorbic acid, which is an isomer of ascorbic …
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Citric Acid And Tbhq-preservatives
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. It is commercially produced …
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Sodium Benzoate 0.1
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound found in many plants, such as cranberries …
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Treated With Sulfur Dioxide And Sodium Sulfite
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and sodium sulfite are chemical compounds used together. Sulfur dioxide is a gas, while sodium sulfite is …
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Calcium Disodium Salt Of EDTA
Calcium disodium salt of EDTA is a synthetic compound. It is the calcium salt of EDTA, which is a chelating …
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Antioxidant Blend
An antioxidant blend is a mixture of different antioxidant compounds, often including vitamins like C and E, and other compounds …
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Metabisulfite
Metabisulfite is a white crystalline powder. It is a salt of sulfurous acid, often produced by reacting sulfur dioxide with …
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Preserved With Sodium Benzoate
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 Bisulfite Added To Help Promote Color
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound made from sulfur dioxide and sodium hydroxide. It is a white crystalline powder that …
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Mixed Tocopherols Preservative
Mixed tocopherols are a group of naturally occurring compounds found in vegetable oils. They are a form of vitamin E. …
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Propyl Paraben Preservative
Propyl paraben is a synthetic compound commonly used as a preservative. It is a type of ester formed from p-hydroxybenzoic …
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Methylparaben Preservative
Methylparaben is a member of the paraben family, which are chemicals used as preservatives. It is often synthesized from p-hydroxybenzoic …
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Sulfer Dioxide
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gas that occurs naturally in small amounts. It is produced industrially by burning sulfur or …
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Sodium Benzoate To Preserve Flavor
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, an organic compound that occurs naturally in some fruits like cranberries and …
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Potassium Sorbate & Citric Acid
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. Citric acid is a weak organic acid. Both are commonly produced …
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Potassium Sorbate As Preservative And Alpha-amylase
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a synthetic compound, often produced by neutralizing sorbic acid …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propionate And Sorbic Acid
Potassium sorbate and sorbic acid are preservatives that occur naturally in some plants, like rowan berries. They are often produced …
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Erythorbate
Erythorbate is a food additive that is chemically identical to sodium erythorbate. It is a salt of erythorbic acid, which …
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Freshness Protected By Sodium Bisulfite
Sodium bisulfite is a chemical compound made from sulfur dioxide and sodium hydroxide. It is a white crystalline powder that …
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Preserved With Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts used together as preservatives. They are synthesized chemicals that work by preventing the …
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TBHQ And Citric Acid In Propylene Glycol
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is a synthetic antioxidant. Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits. TBHQ …
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Antioxidant Rosemary Extract
Antioxidant Rosemary Extract is a natural preservative made from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis). The extract is …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propionate Added
Potassium sorbate and sodium propionate are salts of sorbic acid and propionic acid, respectively. They are commonly produced synthetically through …
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Sodium Metabisulfite Added
Sodium metabisulfite is a white or slightly yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt made from sodium, sulfur dioxide, and …
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Propyl Gallate And Citric Acid Added To Protect Flavor: Pork
Propyl gallate is a synthetic antioxidant, meaning it helps prevent fats and oils in food from going rancid. Citric acid …
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Lactate
Lactate is the salt or ester form of lactic acid. Lactic acid is a natural organic acid produced by the …
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Bha/bht To Retard Oxidation
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are synthetic antioxidants. They are produced through chemical reactions involving petroleum-based compounds.
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Calcium Propionate To Extend Freshness
Calcium propionate is a salt of propionic acid, a naturally occurring organic acid. It is produced commercially by reacting propionic …
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BHA Preservative
BHA, or butylated hydroxyanisole, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from petroleum products.
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Other ingredient types
Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.