Homemade Pickles, Bari, Papad with Class 1 Preservative

Class I preservative belongs to natural sources which also exhibit preservative effects in foods. Examples of Class I preservatives are sugar, salt, vinegar, honey, spices, edible oils, etc.

Sodium benzoate is a common preservative in acid or acidified foods such as fruit juices, syrups, jams and jellies, sauerkraut, pickles, preserves, fruit cocktails, etc. Yeasts are inhibited by benzoate to a greater extent than moulds and bacteria.

Researchers have reported that artificial preservatives such as nitrates, benzoates, sulphites, sorbates, parabens, formaldehyde, BHT, BHA, and several others can cause serious health hazards such as hypersensitivity, allergy, asthma, hyperactivity, neurological damage, and cancer