Wudi@feddit.uk to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHigh blood pressure, heart attacks linked to common preservatives in foodedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaretitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt is acidic, which is a common preservation method as it reduces the amount of bacteria that can find the citrified food as hospitable.
minus-squareJajcus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt is an antioxidant. And oxidation is one of the way food goes stale.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThat explains why food is so stale in the rust belt.
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoOhhh yes. It enables everyone to put ‘now with vitamins!’ on labels.
minus-squarecomrade_twisty@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoDoea it have electrolytes though?
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYep. As are salt, vinegar, alcohol and other common foods. You ever squirt lemon juice on an avocado to keep it from browning for a bit? People love to use the phrase “preservative” to mean something bad. But it’s just anything that helps to keep food from spoiling.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago You ever squirt lemon juice on an avocado to keep it from browning for a bit? That’s citric acid.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYes - it’s a preservative.
minus-squareslaacaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI haven’t clicked the article, but it’s probably ascorbic acid. Very common preserver, as it acidifies the food and kills bacteria
Vitamin C is a preservative?
It is acidic, which is a common preservation method as it reduces the amount of bacteria that can find the citrified food as hospitable.
It is an antioxidant. And oxidation is one of the way food goes stale.
That explains why food is so stale in the rust belt.
Ohhh yes.
It enables everyone to put ‘now with vitamins!’ on labels.
Doea it have electrolytes though?
Yep. As are salt, vinegar, alcohol and other common foods.
You ever squirt lemon juice on an avocado to keep it from browning for a bit?
People love to use the phrase “preservative” to mean something bad. But it’s just anything that helps to keep food from spoiling.
That’s citric acid.
Yes - it’s a preservative.
And ascorbic acid.
I haven’t clicked the article, but it’s probably ascorbic acid. Very common preserver, as it acidifies the food and kills bacteria