Comparison Of Sodium Benzoate And Sulphur Dioxide
Tables 1 to 5 shows the different food products in each food group and the name, E-Number of the preservatives and preservation method for each product. Graphs 1 to 5 simply show the different foods in each food group and the number of chemical preservatives they contain and do not contain.
-Fruit and Vegetables
Table 1 and Graph 1 show that only 40% of the fruit and vegetables only contained chemical preservatives. One of the items of food was banana chips, this product contains Sulphur Dioxide. According to H.A. Steinman, M le Roux and P.C. Potter, Sulphur Dioxide enhances a persons asthma. Only 4 items from the table contained preservatives whereas 6 did not. Not many fruits and vegetables contain preservatives simply because they come from nature. One of the items contained Sodium Benzoate, a small percentage of people are extremely sensitive to sodium benzoate and can experience asthmatic attacks and other allergic reactions when they take in the preservative. A more normal problem is the combination of sodium benzoate and citric acid and ascorbic acid. When these ingredients mix, they form benzene, a cancer-causing chemical linked with leukemia and other blood cancers.( Deborah Mitchell, 2016 )
-Meat and Meat Alternatives …show more content…
Majority of the meats and meat alternatives are preserved with nitrates and nitrites, nitrates and nitrites give meats their red colour as well as preserving them. However, some nitrites and nitrates found in processed meats have been known to cause cancer (Wolff & Wasserman, 1972). This shows that chemical preservatives have harmful side-effects. The meat alternative products that did not contain chemical preservatives were either frozen, salted or soya therefore they did not require the addition of chemical preservatives as they were
-Fruit and Vegetables
Table 1 and Graph 1 show that only 40% of the fruit and vegetables only contained chemical preservatives. One of the items of food was banana chips, this product contains Sulphur Dioxide. According to H.A. Steinman, M le Roux and P.C. Potter, Sulphur Dioxide enhances a persons asthma. Only 4 items from the table contained preservatives whereas 6 did not. Not many fruits and vegetables contain preservatives simply because they come from nature. One of the items contained Sodium Benzoate, a small percentage of people are extremely sensitive to sodium benzoate and can experience asthmatic attacks and other allergic reactions when they take in the preservative. A more normal problem is the combination of sodium benzoate and citric acid and ascorbic acid. When these ingredients mix, they form benzene, a cancer-causing chemical linked with leukemia and other blood cancers.( Deborah Mitchell, 2016 )
-Meat and Meat Alternatives …show more content…
Majority of the meats and meat alternatives are preserved with nitrates and nitrites, nitrates and nitrites give meats their red colour as well as preserving them. However, some nitrites and nitrates found in processed meats have been known to cause cancer (Wolff & Wasserman, 1972). This shows that chemical preservatives have harmful side-effects. The meat alternative products that did not contain chemical preservatives were either frozen, salted or soya therefore they did not require the addition of chemical preservatives as they were