The most commonly used food preservative is:

Sodium cyclamate

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Sodium benzoate

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Sodium acetate

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Vanillin

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Solution

The correct option is B Sodium benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a preservative. As a food additive, sodium benzoate has the E number E-211. It is bacteriostatic and fungistatic under acidic conditions.

It is most widely used in acidic foods such as salad dressings (vinegar), carbonated drinks (carbonic acid), jams and fruit juices (citric acid), pickles (vinegar), and condiments.

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