Which of the following preservatives is most commonly used to preserve meat products?

Which of the following preservatives is most commonly used to preserve meat products?
[A]Sodium benzoate
[B]Potassium bromated
[C]Sodium nitrate
[D]Butylated hydroxytoluene

Sodium nitrate
Sodium nitrite and Sodium benzoate are commonly used to preserve meat products. It prevents bacteria growth and help meat to retain its color.

Originally written on February 13, 2015 and last modified on March 3, 2015.

2 Comments

  1. Arshiya

    March 2, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    In the answer it is written as sodium nitrate and sodium nitrate.Kindly clear the stance

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  2. rishabh

    March 20, 2015 at 8:25 pm

    it is sodium nitrate or nitrite….please clear

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