Sodium benzoate

Food Additives are divided into Food Preservatives and Natural Colorants. Food Preservatives are those that continuously inhibit the growth of microorganisms whose metabolic substrate is spoilage. It is important that it can inhibit the occurrence of the most perishable effects under different conditions, especially when the general sterilization effect is insufficient. Mineral oil, coal tar and tannin for the preservation of fiber and wood; formaldehyde, mercuric, toluene, butyl p-hydroxybenzoate, nitrofurazone derivatives or balsam resins for biological specimens. The use of preservatives in food is limited, so some physical methods such as drying and curing are mostly relied on. Special preservatives include organic acids such as acetic acid