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Thai

สารกันบูด

Components

กัน
บูด

Pronunciation

sǎan kan bùut

สารกันบูด

sǎan kan bùut

food preservative

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  1. 1 food preservative

A substance added to food to prevent spoilage and extend its shelf life.

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food preservative

Noun⭐️3 Common

A substance used in food to slow spoilage and keep it usable for longer.

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Learning notes

Explanation

The word is built from สาร (“substance”), กัน (“prevent”), and บูด (“spoil” or “go bad,” especially of food), so its literal image is “a substance that prevents spoilage.” Common combinations include ใส่สารกันบูด (“add preservatives”), มีสารกันบูด (“contain preservatives”), and ไม่ใส่สารกันบูด (“use no preservatives”). When counting types of preservatives, ชนิด is used.

Usage

It is commonly used when discussing the ingredients and shelf life of processed foods, snacks, and drinks. You may hear it when asking whether a product contains preservatives, talking about diet and food safety, or reading product advertising.

Caution

สารกันบูด primarily suggests a preservative used in food. For preservatives in cosmetics, medicines, or industrial products, a broader term such as สารกันเสีย may be more natural. The word itself does not imply that the substance is harmful.

Differences from similar words

1 food preservative synonyms

  • วัตถุกันเสีย is the more formal term commonly found on food labels and in regulations. สารกันบูด is a plainer, everyday way to refer to a food preservative.

  • สารกันเสีย is another common term for a preservative and can be used somewhat more broadly. สารกันบูด more directly evokes preventing food from spoiling.

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