Can preservatives cause cancer

Introduction: preservatives are basically chemicals, so for many people there are certain hazards, so preservatives can cause cancer? Through the detailed understanding of Baibai safety net Now people are worried about the use of preservatives After all, it's a chemical substance, which will definitely cause certain harm to human body Can preservatives cause cancer? This is also a concern for many people Let's learn more about it through the safety net of Baibai Most preservatives are harmful Eating food with a lot of preservatives for a long time has adverse effects on human health There will be carcinogenic phenomenon The reaction of sodium nitrite with amino acid will produce nitrosamine, which is a carcinogen Benzoic acid is more toxic than sodium nitrite, but it also has some risks The function of preservatives is to prevent the growth of microorganisms or the oxidation of food In terms of anti microbial, preservatives can prevent the growth of mould, yeast and bacteria In terms of antioxidation, preservatives can prevent food from putrefaction or black spots Preservatives can suppress the chemical effects of food and oxygen in light, heat and some metal environments, and also reduce the damage of some important amino acids, which are the basic elements of protein Antioxidants can also reduce the loss of some vitamins Try to choose foods without preservatives However, some packaged foods contain preservatives, such as sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate These are preservatives Then you should try to choose the preservative containing the latter, which is relatively a higher and safer preservative Through understanding, we know that preservatives can cause cancer, so we must not exceed the standard Generally, we can go to Baibai safety net more Here are a lot of small knowledge about food additives, such as the difference between preservatives and desiccants, the use of food safety detector, etc., which have detailed introduction Editor in charge: he xianrob