Are food preservatives bad for you? - Eleanor Nelsen
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Food doesn’t last. In days, sometimes hours, bread goes moldy, apple slices turn brown, and bacteria multiply in mayonnaise. But you can find all of these foods out on the shelf at the grocery store — hopefully unspoiled -- thanks to preservatives. But what exactly are preservatives? How do they help keep food edible? And are they safe? Eleanor Nelsen investigates.
Describe two primary pathways for food degradation, and name a few preservatives that can combat each.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Eleanor Nelsen
- Director Dmitry Yagodin
- Animator Dmitry Yagodin
- Designer Dmitry Yagodin
- Producer Vessela Dantcheva
- Composer Samuel Pocreau
- Sound Designer Samuel Pocreau
- Narrator Addison Anderson
