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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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