Mushrooms, Grasses Could Replace BHT and other Artificial Preservatives
Recently my husband was reading the ingredients list on the side panel of a cereal box, and he asked, “What’s BHT?” His question got me thinking. Would consumers gulp down that box of ready-made breakfast cereal if BHT was listed “butylated hydroxytoluene, a potential carcinogen”, instead? My mind turned to this article from last year about Polish researchers who are using raspberry seed extract as a natural alternative to BHT. But are natural preservatives that much better? What is it with the obsession of extending shelf life through the use of additives, anyway?
The National Center for Home Food Preservation is offering a free, online, at-your-own-pace course in home food preservation through the Universtiy of Georgia. Topics include:
