Potassium sorbate is a chemical additive. It's widely used as a preservative in foods, drinks, and personal care products. It is an odorless and tasteless salt synthetically produced from sorbic acid and potassium hydroxide.
Item | Standard | Result |
Identification | Conform Standard | Conform Standard |
Appearance | White Granular | White Granular |
Assay | 98.0-101.0 % | 100.5% |
Acidity | ≤ 1% | PASS |
Alkalinity | ≤ 1% | 0.55% |
Heavy Metals (as Pb) | ≤ 10 PPM | < 10 PPM |
Arsenic (as As) | ≤ 3 PPM | < 3 PPM |
Loss on Drying | ≤ 1% | 0.4% |
Lead | ≤ 2 PPM | < 2 PPM |
Conclusion: | The product above complies with the standard of FCC-V. |