Wolfing Down Food Science

Preservation is not a four letter word.


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Is preservative a four letter word?  We find out what preservative means to a food scientist discussing the balance of food quality with safety through preservation.  Is a compound synthesized in a lab inherently bad for our health or do those same compounds occur naturally in our foods?  From bacon preserved with celery to 25 year old canned meat, the dose makes the poison.

KEYWORDS:  Preservative, nitrites, safety, quality

  • 4.07 : Paige’s grandfather clock makes its first appearance 
  • 8.28  : Processing Preserves! Keith’s cousin eats 25 year old meat.
  • 17.39: Fermentation Explained
  • 18.34: Keith raises a glass to the phenomena of fermentation with a story

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