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what are food preservatives explain any two food preservatives​

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Answered by 28mahekdugad58
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Explanation:

Chemical food preservatives are widely used in the food industry and are invariably cheap ingredients that are effective against a wide range of spoilage organisms. Chemical food preservatives include compounds such as sodium benzoate, benzoic acid, nitrites, sulfites, sodium sorbate and potassium sorbate.

Common antimicrobial preservatives include calcium propionate, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sulfites (sulfur dioxide, sodium bisulfite, potassium hydrogen sulfite, etc.), and EDTA.

Answered by mahira84
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Explanation:

A preservative is a substance or a chemical that is added to products such as food, beverages, pharmaceutical drugs, paints, biological samples, cosmetics, wood, and many other products to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes. Eg:

  • Benzoates (such as sodium benzoate, benzoic acid)
  • Nitrites (such as sodium nitrite)

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