Potassium Sorbate Food Grade Preservative Added Antioxidants to Potato Chip Sauce

Potassium sorbate, also known as potassium 2,4-hexadienoate, is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, with the molecular formula C6H7O2K, white to light yellow scale crystals, crystal particles or crystal powder, odorless or slightly odorous, long-term exposure to air Easy to absorb moisture, be oxidized and decomposed to change color. Soluble in water, soluble in propylene glycol and ethanol. Often used as a preservative, it destroys many enzyme systems by combining with the sulfhydryl groups of microbial enzyme systems. Its toxicity is much lower than other preservatives, and it is widely used. Potassium sorbate can give full play to its antiseptic effect in acidic medium, but has little antiseptic effect under neutral conditions.

Item	Standard
Appearance	white granule
Content(C6H7KO2)	99.9-101%
Clarity	passed
Free Alkali(as K2CO3)	passed
Aldehyde(as HCHO)	0.1%
Loss on drying	1%
Chloride(CI-)	0.018%
Sulfate(SO4-)	0.038%
Heavy Metals(Pb)	0.001%
Arsenic(As)	0.0003%

 

 

Potassium sorbate, as a food preservative, is widely used in food and feed processing industries, and is also used in cosmetics, cigarettes, resins, spices and rubber industries. However, it is most widely used in food preservation and feed.