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Danny Kellerman · Follow

I have cooked for most of my life, and am a wizard in
the kitchen. · 6y

Natural potassium or sodium based preservatives are

usually used in coconut milk, along with pasteurization
and vacuum sealing.

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Zarina Angolkar · Follow

2y

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I want to make an instant chapatti . So to preserve the
dough i need to use sodium benzoate. I want to know
how many teaspoon of s.benzoate for 1 kg of wheat
flour.

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Klutse Elizabeth · Follow

1y

RelatedHow much sodium benzoate can be

added to 1 litre of fruit juice?
How many qualities of sodium benzoate can I dilute
with a 1 liter of water before mixing with fruit juices

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Mark · Follow
Former Scientist at University of Nebraska-Lincoln · 4y

Potassium metabisulfite, is one. Some don’t use

preservatives.

Satish Gupta · Follow

4y

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Ron Clark · Follow

Owner at North Coast Natives (2004–present) · 4y

Always read the label. There is a list of ingredients. If it

includes preservatives don’t buy it… ever, no matter
what the product.

Coconut milk or Coconut cream do not require

preservatives. Most brands do not use them, so it’s not
difficult to choose a safe one.

Tilman Ahr · Follow

trained chef with a borderline obsessive interest in food
history and science · 4y

Related How do I preserve coconut milk and keep

it fresh for more than a month without artificial
preservatives?
By freezing it.

-18°C is the standard, pretty much,-10 or so will do

splendidly for a month.

Canning and so on may also work quite well, but you'll

have to sort of know what you're doing to use them.

Freezing is simply the easiest solution.

Sikeh Henchel Sunjo · Follow

Nutrition Coach/Food Technologist/Music Artist at Lill
Humble (2013–present) · 3y

Related How do I preserve tiger nut milk for a

period of six months?
You could use citric acid and ginger juice as
preservatives.

You could use lime juice, pectinase enzymes and

sodium benzoate preservative.

You could also store the milk under refrigeration

temperature after proper pasteurization, addition of
sugar and a combination of citric acid, gelatin benzoic
acid.

Tiger milk preservation is probably one of the most

difficult food substances I have work on preserving and
processing.The amount of preservatives, temperature
and storage methods are delicately important in its
storage and preservation.

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Rex Trulove · Follow

Former professional cook and restaurant manager · 4y

RelatedWhat is the quantity of sodium benzoate

needed to be applied in 1 kg of tomato sauce?
Needed? None. Even in home-canned tomato sauce, if
the process is properly done and the end-product is
eaten in a reasonable amount of tim, it isn’t necessary.
I’ve been canning my own tomato sauce for over 40
years and have never used sodium benzoate.

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Judith Watson · Follow

I cook English food for French people. · 3y

Related I want to preserve my homemade tomato

sauce for 6 to 12 months. How can I use
preservatives, like sodium benzoate and
potassium sorbate?
You can preserve tomato sauce with sugar and vinegar,
as they do in factory-made ketchup. I suggest pouring
it into bottles at just under boiling temperature and
stopping them firmly. I grew up on bottled garden
tomatoes and they were kept all year until the next
crop. Add some spices: pepper, cloves, allspice,
coriander, whatever you like.

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Pete Gannett · Follow

Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
(1982) · 3y

RelatedHow many grams of sodium benzoate

should be added in 1 kilo of chili paste?
Sodium benzoate is an antioxidant and is added to
many foods to prevent ‘spoilage’ of the food. What is
necessary is a trial and error thing. However, it’s
concentration in foods is required to be less than 0.1%
(w/w). So for 0.1% the weight would be equal to ‘x’:

x = .001 * 1000 g /(0.001*1000 + 1000g) = 0.000999 g

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John Burgess · Follow

Traveling = New foods. Curiosity = Learning how they're
made. · Upvoted by Tilman Ahr, trained chef with a
borderline obsessive interest in food history and…
science · 7y
Related How can I preserve coconut milk without
using a refrigerator and keep it for more than 2
months?
Originally Answered: how can I preserve coconut milk without using
refrigerator and keep it for more than 2 months?

There are two ways you could go about it.

Ultra-High Temperature (UHT) pasteurization and

sterile packaging would work. This is, in fact, how
coconut milk is sold in many countries.

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The second alternative would be to dry and powder the
milk. This is also widely done. This process can
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preserve 1 for 1years rather than months.

Luke Zeken · Follow

Avid Follower of MMA · 1y

Related What is coconut milk?

Originally Answered: What is coconut milk? When I open a can
labeled as such, what I often see is a solid white mass that looks
like lard and may have some liquid.

Coconut milk is an opaque, milky-white liquid extracted

from the grated pulp of mature coconuts. The reason it
could be a solid mass is because it’s coconut cream,
which is completely normal.

Jose Carlos Gomes · Follow

Chemisty, Master of Science, PhD in Food Science,
Retired Full Profeesor of Univ · Updated 1y

Related What is the right amount of citric acid to

put in 1 liter of fruit juice?
One gram per liter is a good concentration however it
depends on fruits used to make juice. Citic fruits like
oranges and lemons usually don’t require the addition
of citric acid. Fruits that contain less acid sometimes
give better juices with added citric acid. Sweetness is
very important also because our taste sensors in the
tong are sensitive to the relationship between
sweetness and acid. Therefore when adding citric acid
to juices testing how flavor comes out is the most
important tool.

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Md Adnan · Follow
Works at Dreamland Property Developer · 1y

Related How much sodium benzoate is used for

10 liters of milk?
Answer: 2 teaspoons of sodium benzoate for 10 liters.

A bit less than 2 teaspoons is all that you need to make

10 liters of milk. So if you put 1 cup of water in your
measuring cup, it's about a teaspoon and a half, or 18
ml. If you just wanted to measure 15 ml into your
mixture instead, then it would take 3 teaspoons into the
other 9 litres.

Usha Lokanandi · Follow

Studied at School of Life (still attending) · 2y

Related Where does coconut milk come from?

How is it made?
Originally Answered: What is coconut milk? How is it obtained?

Pulp / pieces from mature coconut is blended with

some water. After grinding it until soft, the mixture is
strained. Residue can be used as dry coconut in some
dishes. The striated juice is coconut milk which is
healthier than milk from any animal.

Feng Mayday · Follow

Project Consultant (2013–present) · 5y

Related What preservatives are used in tomato

paste?
Actually, high quality tomato sauce can be made
without any preservatives.You can refer to my answer
at: Feng Mayday's answer to How do I produce Tomato
paste without additives and preservatives for
commercial purposes? . Under good sterilizing
condition(tubular sterilizer and retort etc) and
packaging material(for aseptic bag, no need post-
pasteurizing, normal containers need to go post-
pasteurizing), the tomato sauce can be kept for 18–24
months under room temperatures without
preservatives.

If you want to add , any way, sodium benzoate and

potassium sorbate are commonly used preservatives.

Amany · Follow
Teacher and learner. · 3y

Related Is coconut milk tasty?

Yes, it is tasty.

I'm referring to the fresh homemade one or what could

be on the same level.

But if you don't like coconuts, probably you won't like it.

It's handy as a vegan substitute for milk in making many

recipes.

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Hannah Fulcher · Follow

Lab Technician for 30 Years. · 1y

RelatedHow do I test for the purity of sodium

benzoate?
The usual way to test the purity of a chemical is melting
point. There will be a published list of measured values.

A pure substance melts at a single temperature, the

more impurities, the wider the temperature range of the
melting point.

With the use of a lab (or plenty of money), use a

melting point machine to obtain the melting point.

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Sam Arora · Follow

Former 30 Yrs Food Scientist, QA/QC, in Canadian
Industry at Dairy Products (1973–2004) · 6y

What preservative is used in milk

Related
powder?
There is no preservative in milk powders what so ever, I
am 100 percent sure about this statement for
Canada/USA, also milk powders are traded all across
the world. These are most versatile and preserved food,
especially skim milk powder, for food aids,
emergencies, humanitarian efforts, and air drops in
hard to reach places. These products are designed to
meet international standards, to the best of my
knowledge, milk powders do not have preservative.

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Francesco Davini · Follow

Lives in Val Grue (2021–present) · Feb 24

Related Does Italian food use coconut milk?

No, definitely not.

This is not because we do not like it. It is simply

because coconut milk was almost unknown until a few
decades ago. Coconuts do not grow in Italy or in the
Mediterranean basin, and it was not present in Italian
colonies. Our contact with it is very recent.

Coconut milk is something exotic to us. May be it was

better known in some other countries of Europe that
had coconut growing colonies. Here, anyway, coconut
milk is known and appreciated, just as soy sauce is, or
yerba mate or quinoa or lemon grass are: hugely
overpriced exotic food that you can buy at ethnic
shops.

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Dalip Nayyar · Follow

Global Food Consultant · 3y

Related How much quantity of sodium benzoate

is used for 1kg ginger and garlic paste?
1000 ppm or 0.1 % is the upper limit, but you need to
put in as much is actually needed to successfully
preserve the product. Here in this case typically 250–
350 ppm is sufficient.

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Anton Taiki · Follow

Lives in Penang-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
(1980–present) · 2y

Related Is coconut milk just blended up coconut?

This manual grating of matured coconut is still
practiced in grocery shops selling fresh coconuts. The
flesh is thick and hard. Below pix.

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Jose Carlos Gomes · Follow

PhD in Food Science and Technology, Michigan State
University (Graduated 1980) · 2y

Related How much sodium benzoate should I use

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Eric Vene · Follow

Used to work in Quality Assurance · 6y

RelatedWhich is healthier, almond milk or

coconut milk?
All food is healthy. But the two foods you list do have
different nutrients. Almond milk is very low calorie,
whereas coconut milk has a lot more fat. Almond milk
has more calcium, as well as vitamin D and E. Coconut
milk has more potassium, vitamin C, iron, magnesium,
and protein. It depends on what you need in your diet
for which is healthier for you.

This is almond milk.

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Stephanie Fuller · Follow

4y

RelatedAre coconut milk and coconut cream the

same thing?
Coconut milk: Coconut milk has the liquid
consistency of cow's milk and ismade from simmering
one part shredded coconut in one part water.Coconut
milk is the basis of most Thai curries. Coconut cream:
Coconut cream is much thicker and richer. It ismade
from simmering four parts shredded coconut in one
part water.

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Jones Nancy · Follow
International Trade Director, Dietitian · 3y

Related How many grams of sodium benzoate

should I add to fruit juice?
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are further inspection regulations. In the
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benzoic acid and benzoate is broad according to the
food preservative regulations established in 1979. In
recent years, givenContinue
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