Preservatives in food

Food Additives and Preservatives

A food additive is any substance added to food primarily for preservation purposes and the consumer demands for a variety of safe and tasty, convenient and colourful foods. Additives and preservatives have been used for a very long time and contributed significantly to product development by the food industry. Despite the advances in the field of product development, some consumers have real co...

Preservatives in Food Products – Review

The objective of this review is to examine the available safety/toxicity literature on preservatives like olive polyphenols, microbial fermented tea, essential oil, parabens, and the micro organisms. Antimicrobial activities of microbial fermented tea are much less known than its health beneficial properties. These antimicrobial activities are generated by fermentation process with tea leaves a...

Preservatives and Food

Food preservatives and additives

To maintain consistency or texture ? to sustain smoothness or prevent the food from separating, caking, or clumping. To improve or retain nutritional value: Enrichment replaces nutrients lost in processing ? this occurs with grains, as some vitamins and minerals are lost in the milling process. Fortification adds a nutrient that wasn't there before and may be lacking in many people's diets. Iod...

Natural antioxidant extracts as food preservatives.

The food industry is becoming more specialized and processing methods are continuously being developed to meet consumer needs. Consumers demand products that are safe and preferably free of synthetic additives. These additives are associated with health effects, in most cases without reasonable justification. Consequently, consumers are looking for clearly labelled products that guarantee the a...