Preservative

A substance added to products to prevent spoilage or microbial growth.

Food ScienceAdditiveChemistryPreservation

Complexity

Current best complexity is 19:

Preservative
19
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Statistics

Discovered by
5boards
Best recipe held by
1board
First discovered
8 monthsago
Crafted
15times
Made with
15recipes
Used in
9recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    TA's board
    · 8 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity19first held by
    Marko's board
    · 5 months ago
  3. Last crafted by
    Jonny's board
    · 20 days ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    The Hardware Store
    · 3 months ago

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Technical information

Concept ID
29771
Color
#4CAF50
Emoji
🧪/🍎⏳
Categories
Food Science, Additive, Chemistry, Preservation
Best complexity
19
First discovered
Feb 22, 2026, 20:21 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Preservative" concept

Preservative can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Food Science, Additive, Chemistry, Preservation. A substance added to products to prevent spoilage or microbial growth.

It has been discovered by 5 boards and crafted 15 times, first appearing 8 months ago. Preservative can be created from 15 recipes, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 9 others.

Preservative was first discovered by TA's board 8 months ago. The lowest-complexity recipe (19) is held by Marko's board.

Related concepts worth exploring include Oxygen, Ozone, Combustion, Oxidation, Corrosion, Oxidizer, and 6 more.

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