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Accession
CHEBI:65256
Name
antimicrobial food preservative
Ontology
Synonyms
antimicrobial food preservatives, antimicrobial preservative, antimicrobial preservatives
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Definition
A food preservative which prevents decomposition of food by preventing the growth of fungi or bacteria. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food preservatives are from E200 to E299, divided into sorbates (E200-209), benzoates (E210-219), sulfites (E220-229), phenols and formates (E230-239), nitrates (E240-259), acetates (E260-269), lactates (E270-279), propionates (E280-289) and others (E290-299). [source: unknown]
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Parents of antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
antimicrobial food preservative [is_a relation] is_a  antimicrobial agent (CHEBI:33281)
antimicrobial food preservative [is_a relation] is_a  food preservative (CHEBI:65255)

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