Table 1. Different chemical preservatives used to preserve food

Products	Chemicals for preservation	References
Fruits	Sulfur dioxide, potassium sorbate	Ahmadi et al. (2021)
Vegetables	Vitamin C, sodium benzoate, calcium chloride	Pravitha et al. (2024)
Meat	Nitrites, nitrates, sodium chloride	Pöhnl and Pöhnl (2024)
Fish	Sodium nitrite, sodium chloride, potassium sorbate	Mula and Alrubeii (2024)
Dairy products	Sorbic acid, natamycin, sodium propionate	Kovacevik et al. (2024)
Baked product	Calcium propionate, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate	Hussain and Bashari (2023)
Beverages	Potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, vitamin C	Usaga et al. (2017)
Canned food products	Citric acid, sodium chloride, EDTA	Costa et al. (2014)