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Assertion (A) : All chemicals added to food items are called food preservatives.
Reason (R) : All these chemicals increase the nutritive value of the food.

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(A) and (R ) both are correct statement but reason does not explain (A)

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(A) and (R ) both are correct statements and (R ) explains the (A)

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Both (A) and (R ) are wrong statement

D

(A) is correct statement and (R ) is wrong statement

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Chemicals added to food items in order to prevent spoilage of food due to microbial growth are called food preservatives. Preservatives do not increase the nutritive value of the food.
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