Michael Moss

When it comes to salt, what was really staggering to me is that the industry itself is totally hooked on salt. It is this miracle ingredient that solves all of their problems. There is the flavor burst to the salt itself, but it also serves as a preservative, so foods can stay on the shelves for months.

American Journalist

Joan Rivers

I'm grateful for every day I'm still alive. Everything is still working. I attribute it to eating a lot of processed foods. I think it's the preservatives that keep me going. That, and I eat as much chocolate as I can get my hands on.

American Comedian

Tia Mowry

I cheat every now and then, but the foundation of my eating habits is organic. I don't like to eat a lot of processed foods. So it's fresh vegetables, fresh herbs and meat without all of the antibiotics and preservatives.

American Actress

Busta Rhymes

I appreciate the additional additives and preservatives that help sell a project, but I'm sticking to what works best for me. I gotta sell the album live on stage and make people believe in the songs.

American Musician

Marcus Samuelsson

Many popsicles you'll find in a supermarket have a lot of unwanted sugar or preservatives, but with a few ingredients you can make healthier popsicles with any flavor you can imagine.

Ethiopian Chef

Sally Schneider

Salt is a preservative. It really holds flavor. For example, if you chop up some fresh herbs, or even just garlic, the salt will extract the moisture and preserve the flavor.

Writer

Jose Andres

As a chef and father, it kills me that children are fed processed foods, fast food clones, foods loaded with preservatives and high-fructose corn syrup.

Spanish Chef

Lindsey Wixson

I don't believe in putting petroleum or preservatives on my skin. Over time, you kind of just want to go back to basics.

American Model

Redman

I can promise my fans what you see from me is what you get! No additives, no preservatives.

Robert Orben

Older people shouldn't eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get.

American Entertainer

Understand that 'preservative' is essential for food safety by slowing spoilage and preventing illness.

Food Safety

Realize attitudes toward preservatives can vary; some cultures are wary of chemicals in food.

Cultural Perceptions

Differentiate between 'natural preservative' like salt or vinegar and 'artificial preservative' made in labs.

Natural vs. Artificial

Remember 'preservative' can apply outside of food, to anything needing protection from decay.

Beyond Food

Preservative measures can ensure long-term conservation of material objects and cultural heritage.

Longevity

The adjective form implies active prevention of harm or deterioration, not just slowing it down.

Preventive Action

 but it's naturally occurring and doesn't cause an overload because the fiber in fruit slows its absorption. This gives your liver the time it needs to do its job. It's sugar that makes cookies chewy and candy crunchy. It even turns bread crust a beautiful, golden brown. It's also a great preservative;

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 food preservatives, and aphrodisiacs, were worth many times their weight in gold. But because of Portugal's control over eastern sea routes, Spain's only viable option was to sail west. So when a Portuguese defector named Ferdinand Magellan claimed that a westward route to the Spice Islands existed,

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 hopefully unspoiled, thanks to preservatives. But what exactly are preservatives? How do they help keep food edible and are they safe? There are two major factors that cause food to go microbes and oxidation. Microbes like bacteria and fungi invade food

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 and keeping water fresh for the crews was a challenge. Adding a bucket of brandy to a water barrel kept water fresh longer because alcohol is a preservative that kills harmful microbes. So by the 1600s, alcohol had gone from simply giving animals a buzz

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 inevitable destruction in its tracks this body donated to the school is already decomposing but Erica and her classmates will stop the decay for as long as a few years by injecting the corpse with several gallons of a chemical preservative based on

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 No, I'm just joking. It's interesting, because it was six years ago when I was pregnant with my first child that I discovered that the most commonly used preservative in baby care products mimics estrogen when it gets into the human body.

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 entirely delicious you can eat up the spoon delicious it is made of dough are blended with rice and wheat without preservatives just like dehydrated vegetables our product also has a very long shelf life or more than three years

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 preservative in this case BH an antioxidant that helps prevent the can from corroding now the last group of ingredients are the propellants specifically isobutane and propane which

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 and this includes preservatives, pesticides and heavy metals like lead and mercury. To me, this says three things. First, don't become a cannibal.

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 here scientists have found the perfect preservative for fossilized remains the tarp it