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19 herbs, spices, sweeteners, and acids that make your food last longer (web.archive.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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If you incorporate these ingredients in your cooking, your left-overs will last longer:

  • honey
  • salt
  • garlic
  • sugar (only in high amounts according to feedback; small amounts shortens the life)
  • ginger
  • sage
  • rosemary
  • sage
  • mustard
  • cumin

Additionally from other articles:

  • black pepper
  • mustard seed
  • turmeric
  • cinnamon
  • cardamom
  • cloves

Acids mentioned by others:

  • vinegar
  • citric acid
  • lemon/lime juice

I just had some harissa get moldy after just a couple weeks in a jar in the fridge. I was surprised. I suppose it implies a lack of the above ingredients.

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Adding sugar in low amounts to food will make it spoil faster. Sugar is only a preservative at high sugar concentrations to prevent bacterial growth.

Notably missing from this lists are acids: lemon juice, vinegar, citric acid which will lower ph and slow bacterial growth.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

thanks - i’ve updated the post.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I would assume the same is true for honey, since honey is just a solution of sucrose and glucose thats high enough in concentration of those sugars that it won't mold, but it will if you dilute it

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

i wondered about that.

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