Question

Chemicals used as food preservatives are ______and______.

• A. Sodium benzoate
• B. Benzoic acid

Answer 1

• Food preservation is one of the methods to protect food from unwanted microbial growth.
• After the food is produced, we store and protect by covering the rice and curry with lids to keep away flies and other insects.
• By this, we are protecting it from any infection caused by them. This is a short-term condition.
• Food preservation, on the other hand, is done to preserve food for a longer time.
• Food preservation is the process of treating and handling food to stop or slow down its spoilage, majority of food preservation techniques used today employ some kind of chemical preservatives such as sodium benzoate and benzoic acid to reduce spoilage in fruits and vegetables.

Chemicals used as food preservatives are Sodium benzoate and Benzoic acid.