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Abstract

There are some shocking fact that found in food, such as wet noodle, meat balls,  tofu, chicken  meat,  fish and    cracker products  contain  a  very dangerous ingredient which is formaldehyde and borax.  To replace this dangerous ingredient we can use wood vinegar. Phenol and organic acid is an ingredient in wood vinegar that can acts as anti bacterial or bacteriostatic. The combination of these can work effectively against microbe growth. Phenol compound also have a great antioxidant activities. It's    much practical and hygiene when using wood vinegar as a food preservetive., in smoke process we can control taste, color and odor of the product, much quickly than the traditional ways. This preservative also decrease carcinogenic contain in preserving food. Its can avoid tar compound deposit and polysiclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound can be decrease until two order.