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No, it is not a good preservative for food, because if it is digested it can be very deadly.
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How is formaldehyde used?
Formaldehyde is a preservative solution. It is most commonly used during the process of embalming.
What is the preservative?
The answer depends in part on your application. Also, 'best' in what sense? Formaldehyde is a very effective preservative for biological specimens, but is not suitable as a food preservative if you intend to eat the food, as it is quite toxic. Copper compounds are excellent wood preservatives, but are also quite toxic. If you are looking for a non toxic food preservative, try salt or vinegar!
What is the best preservative?
The answer depends in part on your application. Also, 'best' in what sense? Formaldehyde is a very effective preservative for biological specimens, but is not suitable as a food preservative if you intend to eat the food, as it is quite toxic. Copper compounds are excellent wood preservatives, but are also quite toxic. If you are looking for a non toxic food preservative, try salt or vinegar!
Is formaldehyde good for curing colds?
No, formaldehyde is good for preserving things, like dead bodies. It can have toxic effects on living humans in even very small amounts of exposure.It is an ingredient in some vaccines in significantly small amounts to act as a preservative of those ingredients, but it is not a part of the active ingredients in medicines or vaccines. See the related link to Wikipedia below for more information on formaldehyde and its toxicity and uses.
What is the good preservative of food?
citric acid is a great food preservitve, get some lemon juice or somethin
Is there formaldehyde in food?
No .. but it is in Cigarettes
Is there any formaldehyde in food?
Yes, formaldehyde is known to occur in at least one food group, soft drinks. The FDA has recognized that an interaction occurs with the benzyl alcohol used as a preservative and acidic mediums with fruit juices and carbonation . It is felt the clinical significance of this is small, especially as compared with the breakdown products of drinking alcoholic beverages which include formaldehyde and acetaldehyde.
Is sodium benzoate the good preservative of food?
any sodium like sodium chloride is good for preservation in meats
What is the name of the aqueous solution of formaldehyde that is available commercially as tissue preservative?
Aqueous solutions of formaldehyde are referred to as formalin. "100%" formalin consists of a saturated solution of formaldehyde (this is about 40% by volume or 37% by mass) in water, with a small amount of stabilizer, usually methanol to limit oxidation and polymerization. A typical commercial grade formalin may contain 10-12% methanol in addition to metallic impurities like aluminum (3 ppm), iron (1 ppm) and copper (1 ppm).
Is sodium a preservative?
Yes, it can be used as a food preservative, primarily by inhibiting microbial growth.
Does salt keep food fresh?
Sodium chloride is a preservative for foods killing microorganisms.
What is a bisin?
It is a food preservative that makes food last forever.
