Are food preservatives bad for you? - Eleanor Nelsen

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  • @paulaenjaesambueno5305
    @paulaenjaesambueno5305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    Question: Are food preservatives bad? Yes or no?
    Answer: It's very important

    • @TheMegaxPlus
      @TheMegaxPlus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      It's a complex question, it isn't a yes or no matter

    • @MalekitGJ
      @MalekitGJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Just like everything in life:
      No, they aren't bad, in moderation.
      Now go and learn how to cook.

    • @ejmtv3
      @ejmtv3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gosh! You remind me of this video LMAO
      th-cam.com/video/3z-a5hy7QO8/w-d-xo.html

    • @naznindeeba
      @naznindeeba 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

    • @NadiaHorn
      @NadiaHorn ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣

  • @Inside.Frame1
    @Inside.Frame1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Here in Bangladesh, we use mustard oil as a preservative too for some foods (usually pickles). We use other ways for preserving foods as well.

    • @cekan14
      @cekan14 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doesn't mustard have vinegar in it? If so, I guess it makes sense, since it is a preservative itself.

    • @Inside.Frame1
      @Inside.Frame1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cekan14 C'mon man, vinegar is not a naturally found substance. So, mustard oil doesn’t have vinegar in it, it has glucosinolates, which is a very good antimicrobial agent.

  • @wiragaadi6660
    @wiragaadi6660 7 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    My mom really need to watch this..

    • @raulrus9026
      @raulrus9026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Feel you

    • @cloud5702
      @cloud5702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wiraga Adi my mom to

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@cloud5702 too*

    • @cloud5702
      @cloud5702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cloud5702 should I?

  • @nataliemarcy4517
    @nataliemarcy4517 8 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    i'm a very visual learner, so infographs and learning with fun animations like this is very nice to have!

    • @boofdaddy420
      @boofdaddy420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Updated translation: “I can barely read so I like looking at pictures.” -either said by Kodak or tekaski idk I think Kodak said he couldn’t read

    • @mahipareek496
      @mahipareek496 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @War Lord YES THEY DO

    • @mahipareek496
      @mahipareek496 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Stefmiester Honestly Bro chill why are you fighting haha

    • @xXBlackxMoonXx1
      @xXBlackxMoonXx1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@boofdaddy420 damn, someone's life is sad they need to forget about their life by focusing on others lives. Hope you manage to be happier by now.

  • @speedy01247
    @speedy01247 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I would like to note that BHT is not the same as vitimin E, rather it is a synthetic anolog of vitimin E.
    The species behaves as a synthetic analog of vitamin E, primarily acting as a terminating agent that suppresses autoxidation, a process whereby unsaturated (usually) organic compounds are attacked by atmospheric oxygen. BHT stops this autocatalytic reaction by converting peroxy radicals to hydroperoxides. It effects this function by donating a hydrogen atom:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene

    • @animalconsultant7796
      @animalconsultant7796 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, anytime a vitamin is added to food it is synthetic, with some rare exceptions perhaps

  • @markrigg6623
    @markrigg6623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    A friend of mine died after eating too many preservatives. He still looks fine and its saved his family a heap in funeral expenses.

  • @jason41a
    @jason41a 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    food with artificial preservatives definitely ain't as healthy as fresh food without them.
    but food with preservatives are definitely better than spoiled food, or lack of food at all.

    • @thodorisevangelakos
      @thodorisevangelakos 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "Definitely not as healthy" is probably a stretch. Are they not as healthy? Sure, by a small margin. The problem is that people lose all sense of proportion when talking about these things

  • @LoneWolfSama
    @LoneWolfSama 8 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    this animation was simply amazing!

  • @princesslupi4136
    @princesslupi4136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    If we didn't use preservatives we would definitely have food shortages. Thank you for this lesson.

    • @FlyingDwarfman
      @FlyingDwarfman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      And way more diseases connected to eating spoiled food (eg: botulism poisoning).

    • @thegamergirl6164
      @thegamergirl6164 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      or just eat it all

    • @starmaidenvv
      @starmaidenvv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thegamergirl6164 that would be hard because most factories mass produce food

    • @SpencerBRandall
      @SpencerBRandall ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're missing the point bud

    • @thodorisevangelakos
      @thodorisevangelakos 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@thegamergirl6164 hey, that's what we did back when we were hunter gatherers it did NOT go well

  • @juztryinnabehonest99
    @juztryinnabehonest99 8 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    Can you do "Why is it awkward to hear yourself in a recorder"? :D

    • @cavv0667
      @cavv0667 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just look up this search result... this topic has been done... ALOT! www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=why+do+we+hate+our+own+voices&tbm=vid

    • @CadetGriffin
      @CadetGriffin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      But it hasn't been done in a TED-ED video.

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It isnt

    • @ramiiiYT
      @ramiiiYT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Because you realize you sound like a girl ☹️ and your pretty sure everyone is making fun of you behind your back

    • @eunaofaloalemao995
      @eunaofaloalemao995 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Because when you speak something part of the sound travels to your ears through the bones of your skull, and when you're speaking to someone or a recorder the sound is travelling just through air, making your voice sound very different

  • @jim4671
    @jim4671 8 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    90% Of the Comments are on how 'Preservatives' means Condom.

    • @marcelopotty5218
      @marcelopotty5218 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I came here because I thought they were talking about it

    • @akrillic7398
      @akrillic7398 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok!

    • @heydarling2192
      @heydarling2192 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ქართველი ხარ? you from georgia?

    • @yaangreece
      @yaangreece 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      send them to *gulag* please

    • @MubashirullahD
      @MubashirullahD 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never knew

  • @raelaash4759
    @raelaash4759 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I love the Knightrates and the Knightrites.

  • @reisjonathan9
    @reisjonathan9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Fun fact: in portuguese preservatives , its very simular to "preservativo" wich is how we call "condoms". So I was like: how come TED can give us a lecture about the harm of condoms? Is this not counterproductive? Off course I miss ready it.
    In portugese food preservatives, we call it: conservantes.

  • @АлександрБолбат-ы1у
    @АлександрБолбат-ы1у 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

    Fun fact. In Russian language the word preservative means condom. So when I first saw this title in my feed I was "Whaaat?" for a few seconds.

    • @pradeepverse
      @pradeepverse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Александр Болбат Oh Thanks for info.

    • @maia9934
      @maia9934 8 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Same in french !

    • @SirHenryMaximo
      @SirHenryMaximo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      In Portuguese too!

    • @realarnavsingh999
      @realarnavsingh999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Александр Болбат davai davai......russian hard bass life

    • @АлександрБолбат-ы1у
      @АлександрБолбат-ы1у 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      SPRX
      Iiiis Boris! Cheeki breeki, cyka blyad!

  • @RohitPant04
    @RohitPant04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The intro to this video brought fear in me about mayonnaise having bacterial growth but on reading some research papers investigating the matter i am relieved to know that mayonnaise is not a bacterial culture medium & because of it's high acidity can actually never have an optimal environment for bacteria or fungi.
    Don't know why the video mentioned that at the start though? If anyone's gotta clue, enlighten me.

    • @magnumlugo1224
      @magnumlugo1224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mayonnaise, both commercially processed and home-made, has been associated with illnesses from Salmonella globally. The source of the Salmonella has been confirmed to be raw eggs.[64] Several outbreaks with fatal cases have been recorded, with a few major incidents. In a 1955 outbreak in Denmark, 10,000 people were affected by Salmonella from contaminated mayonnaise made by a large kitchen. The pH of the mayonnaise was found to be 5.1, with Salmonella counts of 180,000 CFU/g. The second outbreak, also in Denmark, caused 41 infections with two fatalities. The pH of the contaminated mayonnaise was 6.0, with Salmonella counts of 6 million CFU/g. In 1976 there were serious salmonellosis outbreaks on four flights to and from Spain which caused 500 cases and 6 fatalities. In the US, 404 people became ill and nine died in a New York City hospital due to hospital-prepared mayonnaise.[65] In all salmonellosis cases, the major reason was inadequate acidification of the mayonnaise, with a pH higher than the recommended upper limit of 4.1, with acetic acid as the main acidifying agent.[66] Some brands use pasteurized eggs which would reduce this risk factor

    • @kilroy2517
      @kilroy2517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mayo has long been thought in conventional wisdom to be something that goes bad quickly if left at room temperature, while the opposite is actually true. Poorly made mayo, as Magnum Lugo commented, was probably to blame, so perhaps this really was a much bigger problem 150 years ago when people used home-made mayo, but store-bought mayo will last safely quite some time.

  • @BrittBerg
    @BrittBerg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I love this channel so much, it's so interesting and every video teaches me something new!

  • @alex.a.303
    @alex.a.303 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Thanks for making this video simple with the fun visuals and straightforward explanations. :-) The type of preservatives used is what we need to be wary about since most of our food is grown far away from the cities where majority if people live, so preservatives are necessary to a degree.

  • @hitchet
    @hitchet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    *2:47** that poor guy just wanted to join the party, to have some fun.*

  • @yem982
    @yem982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When Sodium benzoate is used as preservative, It products is Benzene by reacting with ascorbic acid, which is mentioned on different Cold drinks.

  • @jacksonwalsh508
    @jacksonwalsh508 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Certain preservatives can lead to DNA damage (like the nitrates they spoke about) and cancer, our body has many processes to correct these damages. Each cell in our body has over 50,000 DNA damages every day, but most of us won't get cancer in our lifetimes, because we are evolved to correct these damages very well. We are not as good at fighting off bacterial infections that are very common from spoiled food. So while there is a small chance we will get DNA damage from certain preservatives, our body is much more capable of correcting that damage than it is of fighting off infection from bad food!

    • @jaystackz3425
      @jaystackz3425 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if you eat these cancer foods in large quantities

    • @classicambo9781
      @classicambo9781 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean yes to most of your statement but no to most of us won't get cancer in our lifetime. If you live in Australia and reach the average expected life span, at least half of us will develop cancer.

  • @charlesmrader
    @charlesmrader 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most of us aren't trained to understand advanced nutrition. So what you think of preservatives would usually be based on whether you believe what you hear from others. I find very offensive the appeal to anti-expertise, like "Don't eat what you can't pronounce!"
    I do know something about some kinds of food contamination. I would be very much against eating bread with fungal molds, even if I had baked the bread myself. Some fungal toxins are very very bad. I think it's very unlikely that any preservative that had been approved as a food preservative could be as bad as the worst mold species.
    On the other hand, fresh foods that turn brown by oxidation are probably fine to eat. There's a difference between browning by oxidation, which has no bad health effects, and browning by bacterial decay, which might well make you sick. So it would be useful to know what the preservative is preserving.
    When I bake my own bread, I always freeze most of the loaf because otherwise I end up throwing away half the bread.

  • @MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs
    @MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    I rather use preservatives than have kids. They'd surely be way more damaging to me.

  • @timetraveler1203
    @timetraveler1203 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i love the voice acting of addison anderson.. one of my favourite va on teded

    • @vsenglish5862
      @vsenglish5862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/Ib_Uth3xFAg/w-d-xo.html

  • @mapsuni-verse3026
    @mapsuni-verse3026 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You voice is very hypnotic.

  • @polariginal
    @polariginal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    in my language, preservatives means "preservatives" xD

    • @samkes1061
      @samkes1061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't get the joke

    • @Cemhta
      @Cemhta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think he means condoms

    • @ibelieveyourlies1984
      @ibelieveyourlies1984 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No he didn't. lol

    • @rayanrahmani9838
      @rayanrahmani9838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sam kes there’s a bunch of comments saying something like “in my language, ‘preservatives’ means ‘condoms’,” so he was making fun of them

  • @MudithBhandari
    @MudithBhandari 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The animation is just so good.

  • @thuriahassan4909
    @thuriahassan4909 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    was really helpful to figure out my problems with chips preservatives. thanks a bunch!

  • @bouncingbeebles
    @bouncingbeebles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Salted products are not as bad for you as we have believed. Most modern studies show that high sodium correlates with low mortality and low cardiovascular disease. The ideal amount seems to be around 12g salt per day.

    • @SpanTV
      @SpanTV ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂

  • @raven2269
    @raven2269 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Oh yes!!! I got a project of this topic to complete. Thanks :D

  • @getoutcat6485
    @getoutcat6485 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    his voice is so relaxing wtf.

  • @ChrisKogos
    @ChrisKogos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Only if your nose is on the side of your face

  • @BMN_Prime
    @BMN_Prime 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    people used to eat mouldy bread but self-medicated by drinking milk. Thank the show House for having an episode about botulism

  • @norbertbiedermeier7090
    @norbertbiedermeier7090 8 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    "Präservative" are condoms in german, too XD #Sauerkraut

  • @gregoryyang8988
    @gregoryyang8988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    TLDW:
    1. Watch the video it's literally 5 minutes.
    2. Preservatives are not bad if you don't eat a lot of preserved foods.
    3. If you're concerned ask a doctor.

  • @relax
    @relax 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Starring in this episode- Matthew Santoro

  • @shruti9905
    @shruti9905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    And I read it as
    "Are relatives bad for you"
    😅😝😆😂😂

    • @saroj3462
      @saroj3462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They are if your results are out

    • @mayven1556
      @mayven1556 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@saroj3462 😂

    • @vsenglish5862
      @vsenglish5862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/Ib_Uth3xFAg/w-d-xo.html

  • @hach-p7522
    @hach-p7522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    People always looked at me funny when I told them I have a Sulpha/Sulphite sensitivity. I'm glad it was mentioned here as something kind of common.

    • @yellowbird5411
      @yellowbird5411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many have the problem but don't realize it. I have it, and after drinking wine or eating meats preserved with sulfites/sulfates I get headaches. Every single time. Aged cheese also does it to me, but that is probably due to the mold.

    • @hach-p7522
      @hach-p7522 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yellowbird5411 I get gassy and an upset GI tract from Sulphas/Sulphites. Eggs and hard pretzels are particularly bad for this too. The worst is cheap cookie brands that use Sulphites as a preservative.

  • @poppinthatcootchie6796
    @poppinthatcootchie6796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So thank you for answering none of my questions.

  • @blue.android
    @blue.android 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thumbs up for animation

  • @duhxdars8667
    @duhxdars8667 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of our professors in college once told us that the use of preservatives is a choice between dying today (due to a lack of food or potential poisoning) or later (due to health consequences associated with preservatives).

  • @gulliver831
    @gulliver831 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    2:48
    That's my alarm sound...

  • @reyveran
    @reyveran 8 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    only in english "preservatives" doesn't mean "condoms"

    • @wojtek9395
      @wojtek9395 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      pure click bait

    • @lauralvw8445
      @lauralvw8445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And Dutch

    • @bhavna1sep
      @bhavna1sep 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And any Indian language

    • @fromfareast3070
      @fromfareast3070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ayyappanchithambaram4575 plus any Asian Language

    • @mrgrumpycat9049
      @mrgrumpycat9049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and in sign language

  • @CosmicBoiVeryCool
    @CosmicBoiVeryCool หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watch this so much.

  • @cgaccount3669
    @cgaccount3669 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love food. Unspoiled food. So ... go preservatives! It's like the anti vacine crowd. If it does more good that harm it's good. Imagine starvation if we let food spoil

    • @Antonio-iu1nv
      @Antonio-iu1nv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Denle una cerveza a CG, primer buen comentario.

    • @FlyingDwarfman
      @FlyingDwarfman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also just like anti-vaccine claims of harm (and other food- and medical-linked pseudo-science, the claimed harms are also not found in the research.
      The only widely-used preservatives that have ever legitimately found to be harmful at any levels are sugars and salt. And it must be noted how those in appropriate amounts are not only safe, but absolutely vital.
      The closest anything else has been to get to the level of "maybe possibly having an effect on especially-sensitive people" are, as mentioned in the video, benzoates with ADHD.

  • @marianaABC904
    @marianaABC904 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    amazing animation as always

  • @quixoticfallcy
    @quixoticfallcy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lesson learned: buy what you eat soon. don't waste. if you can, eat things that have not been preserved.

    • @albedougnut
      @albedougnut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is the point? Preservatives are not inherently harmful.

    • @vsenglish5862
      @vsenglish5862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/Ib_Uth3xFAg/w-d-xo.html
      Food preparation 👆

  • @MrLuiyi02
    @MrLuiyi02 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Preservatives in food help to the distribution for beat world starvation

  • @bradkirkham5690
    @bradkirkham5690 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No mention of pasteurization as a way of extending shelf life here. I have some allergies to potassium meta-bisulphate, potassium sorbate, and sodium benzaote, which took me years to figure out. I believe that many people have similar afflictions that they treat with medications that often have additional side affects, instead of finding the root cause. Great video, though I find it could be misleading.

  • @Snakeyes244
    @Snakeyes244 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    a genuinely great video! amazing artwork and presentation of facts

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    The animation really helped digest the information given

  • @stuff4232
    @stuff4232 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i like how you say benzo accid studies are inconclusive but every other study seemed pretty definitive about heart disease.

  • @DCice13
    @DCice13 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am curious if Eating lots of preservatives effect your body decomposition rate. I am sure normally you cant eat a significant about, but I am fascinated by body decomposition rates

    • @frankschneider6156
      @frankschneider6156 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Darkking Ice
      Just drink a few liters of formaldehyde and you'll experience changes to your once living body..

    • @speedy01247
      @speedy01247 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Liter's of anything is bad for you, maybe a couple of mili or micro ounces should be fine. (animal cell's are often stronger then bacteria or viruses when it comes to these thing's)

    • @themightypicklerex7688
      @themightypicklerex7688 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not really, because your body isn't really decomposing whilst you are living. you body digests or breaks down old or defective cells and reuses as much of the nutrients as it can. other dead cells fall off and get eaten by dust mites.

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *affect

    • @kenmore01
      @kenmore01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No. The amount you consume has no effect. It's like saying if I drink enough alcohol, will that stave off viruses or bacteria. If you had that much, of course you would be dead.

  • @CalifornianViking
    @CalifornianViking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am surprised that there is no mention of canning en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning - This is a way to kill the microbes and keep oxidation away without using chemicals.
    Drying (some times with the combination of salt) is also commonly used. Cooling was also used long before refrigeration was invented, see ice cutting en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cutting . There is a good overview of food preservation here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_preservation

  • @herrington292
    @herrington292 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A different video states that BHT is bad. In this one, it states that BHT is another name for a vitamin. I'm curious to know if that is a synthetically made vitamin.

  • @iamflashin
    @iamflashin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    DIDNT WATCH THE WHOLE THING BUT IM GUCHI WITHOUT THEM!

  • @michak8029
    @michak8029 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    smoking food - ancient method of preservation was banned by EU because some idiots said it's unhealthy.. we miss traditional smoked meat so much..

    • @frankschneider6156
      @frankschneider6156 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Michał K
      Actually was that pretty smart as smoke contains a lot of carcinogenic substances (don't forget, smoking cigarettes is in principle nothing else, but inhaling smoke of burning leaves).

    • @monkiram
      @monkiram 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, smoked food is carcinogenic. Higher smoked food consumption is correlated with higher rates of stomach cancer, I don't know why they didn't mention that in the video.

    • @michak8029
      @michak8029 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ppl ate it by thousands of years and we are still here, but suddenly now some sciencetists foud out how bad is it. I wonder who payed to them for research like this. Some big lobby related with production of shitty sausages using chemical "smoking" to remove competition with naturally smoked sausages?

    • @monkiram
      @monkiram 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Michał K Chemically smoked sausages tend to be similarly carcinogenic, I believe, from what I've read. I'm not sure why you're so skeptical. Lots of things we've done for centuries have been recently found to be harmful (for example, a lot of makeup used to contain lead, hats and thermometers used to be made with mercury, etc).
      I'm surprised it was banned though, there is so much that is carcinogenic that hasn't been banned, like the nitrite preservatives this video mentioned and cigarettes, the number one cause of preventable death in developed countries. It seems to me like they should label carcinogenic products so that people are aware but allow people to decide whether or not they want to use them.

  • @ninja250r2008
    @ninja250r2008 8 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    preservatives in English means condom too.
    preserve deez nuts

    • @veranet99
      @veranet99 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      "preserve deez nuts" I think you might be using them wrong.

    • @ThePowerLover
      @ThePowerLover 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In spanish too XD

    • @ninja250r2008
      @ninja250r2008 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      veranet99 lol

    • @citizen-27
      @citizen-27 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i live in uk no one here calles condoms preservatives

    • @bobross3356
      @bobross3356 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +The Power Lover It's a joke. In English preservatives doesn't mean condoms

  • @MightyMarin
    @MightyMarin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Glad I'm not the only one who thought condoms.....

    • @syfy640
      @syfy640 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MightyMarin that reminds me of some animals
      whales
      eagle
      kangaroo
      narwhals
      octopus
      walrus

    • @KennedyRichard90
      @KennedyRichard90 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe even the author thought it too and decided not change it... but who knows?

  • @samerazar
    @samerazar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you forgot to state that oil is a food preservative, and drying food is a good way to keep them edible :)

  • @pratschie
    @pratschie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about the preservatives in the Bread ? Lots of E numbers ?

  • @Sunny-mo7fr
    @Sunny-mo7fr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    nice and informative video by ted ed

  • @moayadyaghi
    @moayadyaghi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm still waiting for the answer...

  • @전영주-j8k
    @전영주-j8k 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:44 I was eating kimchi when that showed up!!! Wow...

  • @TurnipBoy666
    @TurnipBoy666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    3:18
    wait, there were cigars back then?
    Huh.

    • @int16_t
      @int16_t 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's an other meaning of smoking.

    • @TurnipBoy666
      @TurnipBoy666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i know

  • @kuntalchaudhuri1761
    @kuntalchaudhuri1761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is really a nice video.

  • @TheOswald42
    @TheOswald42 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    salting sometimes combined with drying

  • @fundemort
    @fundemort 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad to hear.

  • @kennethquinonez2854
    @kennethquinonez2854 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who's narrating? I really like his speaking voice.

  • @WaitingForTheSubway
    @WaitingForTheSubway 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is an interesting video about food preservation techniques. But it is NOT a video discussing whether or not preservatives are bad for you, which is the title.

  • @uchejerry7898
    @uchejerry7898 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please
    I wanna know
    Can I know the non preservative fruit for better digestive system?

  • @lavendersun3025
    @lavendersun3025 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Put Lemon Juice on your apples. It helps.

  • @yon.m2055
    @yon.m2055 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    creo que en Español en general se le conoce como concervantes

  • @sardarasif9065
    @sardarasif9065 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do we preserve the leaf 🌿 for 6 months to 1 years

  • @Zetsuke4
    @Zetsuke4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    very informative! thanks!

  • @3ddesigncentrecalicut17
    @3ddesigncentrecalicut17 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    LET ME KNOW WHAT IS THE BEST PRESERVATIVE FOR FACE CREAM SIR

  • @seyedrezabazyar1519
    @seyedrezabazyar1519 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks. very good

  • @alyserdar
    @alyserdar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, this video doesn't seem to be answering the question in full scale as emulgators and similar agents which are the main concerns are not mentioned...

  • @hobbieswithcoffee
    @hobbieswithcoffee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you for the info!

  • @vandana6481
    @vandana6481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is sclerotium gum and salinatural preservation save for skin use as a cosmetics for a very long time

  • @SiddharthTantri
    @SiddharthTantri 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best Channel to learn cool animation and explanation thanks TEDED

  • @mort8568
    @mort8568 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    if they taught high school w these animations maybe I wouldnt've dropped out

  • @TheWarcryyyyy
    @TheWarcryyyyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "They aren't perfect, but we don't have any alternative"

  • @deaayeshawidyaswari7965
    @deaayeshawidyaswari7965 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This helps me much in understanding the science behind preservatives

  • @LL-lj1kq
    @LL-lj1kq 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello , as you scroll through the comments. I want you to know you are greatly loved. You are cared dearly for. God bless you always.❤️

  • @dilmaneblett8912
    @dilmaneblett8912 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How about can foods that expire in 4 or 5 years time do those fall in the same category

  • @yashchandwani5786
    @yashchandwani5786 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this ted ed video rather confused me..now I feel more confused about using preservatives or not

  • @MrZSimko
    @MrZSimko 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very educational.

  • @haelotny6523
    @haelotny6523 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great content and beautifully creative animation

  • @vandana6481
    @vandana6481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate preservation good for food and cosmetics

  • @cyriljuliandanojog6716
    @cyriljuliandanojog6716 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So we have to refrigerate mayo to slow down the multiplication of bacteria in it.

  • @Dragon-Slay3r
    @Dragon-Slay3r 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is why they put stuff in peoples food all over the world and the general population dont ask why, they effect people they way the cult wants
    😭

  • @carotdoky
    @carotdoky 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    hey youtube this is my first comment its a previledge guys so like this

    • @griffin3607
      @griffin3607 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      James Brown dont like your own comments

    • @Sierrasierraromeo
      @Sierrasierraromeo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh reaalllllllly?😳🙄

    • @SeanStrain
      @SeanStrain 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      "previledge" pahahaha

    • @carotdoky
      @carotdoky 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      [GMD] Clorox Bleach hallelujah! God Bless

    • @quarkyquasar893
      @quarkyquasar893 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, you topped in making shitpost in your first try. And I topped to make Cancer "I don't know how many" times.

  • @makhs8750
    @makhs8750 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The awnsere basiclly:
    No, if they are consumed in safe quantities

  • @DW-lp7bn
    @DW-lp7bn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Benzoic acid is not safe at all I just had anaphylactic shock... some people are allergic plus when it mix with vitamin C it will turn to benzene

  • @fierylightning3422
    @fierylightning3422 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aussie here. Over in the land down under we like things to be natural. Generally natural stuff is better for ya than the artificial stuff. So if you eat natural preservatives they should be better.
    (Nit pickers and smart asses please pay attention to the language)

  • @jacobw5153
    @jacobw5153 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you please make more riddle videos!

  • @YuvaJuba
    @YuvaJuba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks to the refrigerator.

  • @cmwHisArtist
    @cmwHisArtist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can anyone tell me what the effect of preservatives is on living cells, like our eyes?
    I started to get cataracts shortly after start to use glaucoma drops with preservatives in them, that burn my eyes for 15 minutes after use.

  • @poknari
    @poknari 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    But yoghurt is good for you, only if is not used excessively

  • @notnotknowing2946
    @notnotknowing2946 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Adel Davis wrote diet for a small planet . Adel omitted persertives from her diet. Adel died from stomach cancer.