the different of preservation colour the wrapper of frozen and canned food item and milk
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Answer:
Clue - Lists of some food and likely
preservatives used.
Packed Food Preservatives
Tomato sauce - Sodium Benzoate
Sorbets
- Citric acid
Jams - Citric Acid/ Sorbates / Benzoates
Cheese, Bread, Baked products, Pickles - Sodium/ Calcium Propionate or Sorbates
Carbonated drinks, Fruit juices – Benzoates
Sorbates include calcium/sodium/potassium salt
of Sorbic acid and inhibit yeast and mold but they may be less effective on
bacteria.
Sodium/Calcium Propionate prevent growth of
mold but they are not effective on yeast or bacteria
Sodium Benzoate is used in preservation of
acidic foods to prevent food from molding and also in beverages like fruit
juices and soft drinks.
Citric acid is used as a food preservative
and is a natural acid found in lemons, limes, plums, grapefruit, oranges. They
are extracted by adding calcium oxide which results in calcium citrate.