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8. Shocking Preservation Properties
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The most amazing natural preservation capacity of snake fruit is maybe its fact. Unlike most tropical fruits that go bad quickly, snake fruit keeps fresh for up to several weeks at room temperature without any artificial intervention thanks to special molecules that function as natural preservatives. The presence of certain organic acids and antibacterial substances in the flesh and skin of the fruit explains this amazing quality. These molecules have been found to be rather successful in stopping the proliferation of common food-spoiling fungus and bacteria. Even more remarkable is the possibility that these same molecules, taken from natural preservatives and applied, could help to preserve other foods. This find has spurred continuous investigation on substituting natural preservatives from snake fruit extracts for synthetic ones in food preparation.
