H06 : Keeping It Fresh: A Natural Alternative for Synthetic Food Preservatives


Students Gabrielle Buckley
Anita Chander
School IND - King's Christian Collegiate - Oakville
Level Senior 11/12 - Grade 11
Group Group 5 - Life Sciences II
Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to prepare a natural preservative by combining Forsythia extract, B-Propolis, Diatomaceous Earth and NCCA, and test the effectiveness against the decay of food by comparing the natural preservative to an artificial one, sodium benzoate.
Awards
Group Award Prize
McMaster University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology AwardMcMaster University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Award$ 100
Merit AwardsSilver Merit Award$ 80