Their studies helped determine that while compounds like borax, hydrated sodium borate, are effective at cleaning, adding minerals to the soil, repealing pests and manufacturing glass and porcelain, they`re less savory as a food preservative.

他们的研究结果显示，尽管硼砂和水合硼酸钠这样的复合物在，清洁，给土壤增肥，驱除害虫，制作玻璃和陶瓷方面有很好的效果，但是作为食品添加剂还是不妥的。