Wudi@feddit.uk to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoHigh blood pressure, heart attacks linked to common preservatives in foodedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down110
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minus-squareslaacaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoI haven’t clicked the article, but it’s probably ascorbic acid. Very common preserver, as it acidifies the food and kills bacteria
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·10 hours 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-up4arrow-down1·7 hours 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-up7·7 hours agoYes - it’s a preservative.
minus-squareJajcus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·13 hours agoIt is an antioxidant. And oxidation is one of the way food goes stale.
minus-squaretitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 hours 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-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoIsn’t basically all the food we eat acidic, because it lasts longer. I feel like this is a pattern that has compunded for a while.
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·14 hours agoOhhh yes. It enables everyone to put ‘now with vitamins!’ on labels.
minus-squarecomrade_twisty@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours agoDoea it have electrolytes though?
Vitamin C is a preservative?
I haven’t clicked the article, but it’s probably ascorbic acid. Very common preserver, as it acidifies the food and kills bacteria
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.
It is an antioxidant. And oxidation is one of the way food goes stale.
It is acidic, which is a common preservation method as it reduces the amount of bacteria that can find the citrified food as hospitable.
Isn’t basically all the food we eat acidic, because it lasts longer. I feel like this is a pattern that has compunded for a while.
Ohhh yes.
It enables everyone to put ‘now with vitamins!’ on labels.
Doea it have electrolytes though?