Term Name: food preservative
Synonyms: food preservatives
Definition: Substances which are added to food in order to prevent decomposition caused by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes.
Ontology: Chebi [CHEBI:65255]

Relationships
is a type of: food additive
has subtype: antimicrobial food preservative food antioxidant sequestrant
inverse has_role: calcium citrate carnosic acid sodium lactate sodium propionate sodium sulfite