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20 answers for: Type of acid used as a food preservative (7)
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BENZOICType of acid used as a food preservative (7)
SORBATEWith "potassium," it's a food preservative
BORICKind of acid used as an antiseptic
FOLICType of acid used in anemia treatment
OLEICType of acid used in soap
VINEGARSour-tasting liquid of impure dilute acetic acid used as a condiment (7)
NITRATESalt of nitric acid, used as a fertiliser (7)
LYDDITEHigh explosive composed of molten and cast picric acid, used as a shell filling by British soldiers during the First World War (7)
STERLETThe small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, used as a food fish and a source of caviar (7)
ASPIRINSalicylic acid, used as a painkiller (7)
CATECHUExtract of acacia trees used as a food additive, medicine, dye, etc (7)
MUSTARDWhich pungent powder is much used as a food seasoning (7)
DEXTRINGum used as a food thickener
STEARICKind of acid used in cosmetics
SOCKEYEA Pacific salmon with red flesh and valued as a food fish (7)
WALLEYENorth American pikeperch, Sander vitreus, valued as a food and game fish (7)
CORNISHChops in trays cooked as a food item (7,5)
NITRITEControversial food preservative
TINFOILFood preservative
EAUDEJAVELLEMixture of potassium chloride and hypochlorite acid used as a disinfectant or a beach