FOOD PRESERVATION

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

Food Preservatives

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What is food preservative ?Which one of the following is a food preservatives ? Equanil, Morphine , Sodium benzoate .

What are food preservatives ? Name two such substances .

Food preservatives prevent spoilage of food due to microbial growth. The commonly used preservatives are :