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My comment was simply a reaction to the sweeping claim that "preservatives are basically poisons". So to be pedantic you sort of said vitamin C? jijijijij's cl

My comment was simply a reaction to the sweeping claim that "preservatives are basically poisons". So to be pedantic you sort of said vitamin C? jijijijij's claim that it can be harmful in combination with other preservatives is interesting, but I think I'll trust Derek Lowe on the danger of sodium benzoate + ascorbic acid: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sodium-benzoate-nonsense https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sodium-benzoate-no... (These usernames confuse me, and is quite frankly a bit suspicious)

jijijijij 3y ago
You mean this? > I think that my favorite, in a way, is the assertion that when sodium benzoate is exposed to ascorbic acid, that it immediately converts to benzene, which cues up a look at benzene's (most definitely alarming) toxicity. The source for this would have to be this paper from 2008, which analyzed a long list of beverages for benzene contamination, and found that the only detectable levels were in carrot juice intended for infants. That's the whole "take". Looks like your guy's snark is rather poorly informed... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene_in_soft_drinks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene_in_soft_drinks Funny how a study from 2008 didn't find much, isn't it? > These usernames confuse me I was confused too... then decided to share the confusion :D