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What are food preservatives ? Name two such substances .

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These are the chemical substances which are added to the food material to prevent food spoilage due to microbial growth the most commonly used preservative include table salt , vegetable oil , sugar , potassium metabisulphite and sodium benzoate.
The most common preservations are sugar table , salt , sodium benzoate , propaoic acid.
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  • Which of not a food preservation ?

    A
    Acetic acid
    B
    Citric acid
    C
    Sodium benzoate
    D
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    sodium acetate
    B
    sodium benzoate
    C
    sodium salicylate
    D
    sodium propionate

  • Common food preservative is:

    A
    sodium benzoate
    B
    sodium metabisulphate
    C
    mercuric chloride
    D
    Both (A) and (B)

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