MCQ
The most commonly used food preservative is:
- ASodium cyclamate
- ✓Sodium benzoate
- CSodium acetate
- DVanillin
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
Sodium benzoate
Sodium benzoate is a preservative. As a food additive, sodium benzoate has the $E$ number $E-211.$ It is bacteriostatic and fungistatic under acidic conditions.
It is most widely used in acidic foods such as salad dressings $($vinegar$),$ carbonated drinks $($carbonic acid$),$ jams and fruit juices $($citric acid$),$ pickles $($vinegar$),$ and condiments.
It is most widely used in acidic foods such as salad dressings $($vinegar$),$ carbonated drinks $($carbonic acid$),$ jams and fruit juices $($citric acid$),$ pickles $($vinegar$),$ and condiments.
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