FunctionPreservative
Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
In the food industry, such additives serve roles as antimicrobial preservative, antimicrobial synergist, antimould and antirope agent, antimycotic agent, bacteriophage control agent, fungistatic agent, and preservative.
60 additives use this function.
