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2. List of food additives - Wikipedia

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   Additives are used for many purposes but the main uses are: Acids Food acids are added to make flavors "sharper", and also act as preservatives and antioxidants. Common food acids include vinegar, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, folic acid, fumaric acid, and lactic acid.

3. Vitamin C - Wikipedia

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   E304 fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid such as ascorbyl palmitate (approved for use as a food additive in the UK, [49] US, [50] Canada, [51] Australia and New Zealand [52]) The stereoisomers of Vitamin C have a similar effect in food despite their lack of efficacy in human scurvy.

4. Chemistry of ascorbic acid - Wikipedia

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   Ascorbic acid is easily oxidized and so is used as a reductant in photographic developer solutions (among others) and as a preservative. [citation needed] In fluorescence microscopy and related fluorescence-based techniques, ascorbic acid can be used as an antioxidant to increase fluorescent signal and chemically retard dye photobleaching. [26]

5. Here's How to Freeze Peaches—The Right Way! - AOL

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   Or, drop your prepared peaches in an ascorbic acid water bath comprised of 1/2 teaspoon of ascorbic acid for every half gallon of water; drain before packaging.

6. Preservative - Wikipedia

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   A preservative is a substance or a chemical that is added to products such as food products, beverages, pharmaceutical drugs, paints, biological samples, cosmetics, wood, and many other products to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes. In general, preservation is implemented in two modes, chemical and ...

7. Erythorbic acid - Wikipedia

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   Erythorbic acid (isoascorbic acid, D-araboascorbic acid) is a stereoisomer (C5 epimer) of ascorbic acid . [1] It is synthesized by a reaction between methyl 2-keto-D-gluconate and sodium methoxide. It can also be synthesized from sucrose or by strains of Penicillium that have been selected for this feature. [2]

8. Wine preservatives - Wikipedia

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   Ascorbic acid is used as an antioxidant, while sorbic acid is used to inhibit the growth of yeast in white wine. [3] Sorbic acid cannot be used in red wine because it can cause pollution. Sulfites, or small molecules of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and hydrogen disulfide (H 2 O 2 ), are commonly used as preservatives in wine and even other fruit ...

9. Acidulant - Wikipedia

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   Acid Description Formulation pKa (when applicable, pKa1) Acetic acid: Gives vinegar its sour taste and distinctive smell. C 2 H 4 O 2: 4.756 Ascorbic acid: Found in oranges and green peppers and gives a crisp, slightly sour taste, better known as vitamin C. C 6 H 8 O 6: 4.10 Citric acid: Found in citrus fruits and gives them their sour taste. C ...