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    11 days ago

    Preservative refers to a substance that inhibits spoilage, decay, discoloration or other drops in quality.
    It’s one way to increase shelf life.

    A stabilizer isn’t a preservative because oil separation doesn’t impact quality, shelf life or anything like that.