Wudi@feddit.uk to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoHigh blood pressure, heart attacks linked to common preservatives in foodedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1227
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minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·14 days 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-up8·14 days 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-up15·14 days agoYes - it’s a preservative.
minus-squareJajcus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·14 days agoIt is an antioxidant. And oxidation is one of the way food goes stale.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoThat explains why food is so stale in the rust belt.
minus-squaretitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·14 days 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-up1·14 days 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-up10·14 days agoOhhh yes. It enables everyone to put ‘now with vitamins!’ on labels.
minus-squarecomrade_twisty@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 days agoDoea it have electrolytes though?
minus-squareslaacaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days 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?
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.
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.
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?
I haven’t clicked the article, but it’s probably ascorbic acid. Very common preserver, as it acidifies the food and kills bacteria