カリウム ソルベト

定義

本品は、ソルビン酸(*)のカリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
参照表示名称：ソルビン酸

化粧品の成分用途

防腐剤、香料

化学的特性

Potassium sorbate was first discovered by the French in the 1850s, having been derived from the mountain ash tree. It is widely used in the food industry and few substances have had the kind of extensive, rigorous, long-term testing that sorbic acid and its salts have had. It decomposes at about 270°C. For a detailed description of this compound, refer to Burdock (1997).

天然物の起源

Reported found in blueberries.

使用

potassium sorbate is a preservative primarily against mold and yeast, and used in concentrations of 0.025 to 0.2 percent. It is non-toxic but may cause mild skin irritation.

安全性プロファイル

Moderately toxic by intraperitoneal route. Mildly toxic by ingestion. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of K2O.