Give a reason for the following:
Preservatives are added to food or beverages.

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Preservatives- Preservatives are natural or man-made chemicals that are added to food to stop them from spoiling.
Preservatives reduce the risk of food being spoiled.
It preserves the food's nutritional quality.
Preservatives decompose by bacteria and microbes.

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(a) Name the constituents of food and give five examples of each.

(b) Name some fibrous foods.

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Food preservatives are used to keep food edible for a longer period of time.

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