Is preservative a four letter word?  We find out what preservative means to a food scientist discussing the balance of food quality with safety through preservation.  Is a compound synthesized in a lab inherently bad for our health or do those same compounds occur naturally in our foods?  From bacon preserved with celery to 25 year old canned meat, the dose makes the poison.KEYWORDS:  Preservative, nitrites, safety, quality<ul><li>4.07 : Paige’s grandfather clock makes its first appearance </li><li>8.28  : Processing Preserves! Keith’s cousin eats 25 year old meat.</li><li>17.39: Fermentation Explained</li><li>18.34: Keith raises a glass to the phenomena of fermentation with a story</li></ul>Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com Please take a minute to help others find our podcast by leaving a rating and comment on your podcasting app!

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Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table?  There is a lot of food science along the way.  Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food.  Questions or comments?  Send us an email at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com.  To find out more about food science at NC State University check us out at https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/