How does food preservation preserve food?

Answer:
Preservatives protect the food from bacteria. It makes it so that it last longer and taste great! Think of PRE-SER-VA-TION, it preserves the food so that bacteria and other harmful bacteria don't spoil the food. This is why when we leave out all the leftovers after dinner and don't put them away until say, the next day, they have gone bad.
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