ABSTRACT
The use of additives in food production is mandatory since it can improve the taste, odor, and color of the products. Food additives, such as preservatives, are classied on the basis of their functional use. A preservative is dened as “a substance which when added to food is capable to inhibiting, retarding or arresting the process of fermentation, acidication or other decomposition of food” (Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods-Food Additives, 2012). Notable preservatives are acetic acid and acetate salts, which are used in food production as a taste improver.
