Assertion: propionic acid | /r/Synonym | a mold inhibitor
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text: Propionic acid (CH 3 CH 2 COOH-The Merck Index, 9th ed., Merck and Co., Inc., 1976) is known as a mold inhibitor, but is not known as a useful inhibitor of yeasts or bacteria in amounts which can be added to foods commonly spoiled by yeasts and bacteria.