food preservative
substance capable of inhibiting, retarding or arresting the process of fermentation, acidification or other deterioration of foods
en-GB/ˈfuːd pɹɪˈzɜːvətɪv/
en-US/ˈfud pɹiˈzɝvətɪv/
substance capable of inhibiting, retarding or arresting the process of fermentation, acidification or other deterioration of foods