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DESCRIPTION for Food Additive Potassium Sorbate
Product Name | Potassium sorbate |
Introduction | Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of Sorbic Acid, chemical formula C6H7KO2. Its primary use is as a food preservative (E number 202). Potassium sorbate is effective in a variety of applications including food, wine, and personal care products.
Potassium sorbate is produced by reacting Sorbic Acid with an equimolar portion of potassium hydroxide. The resulting potassium sorbate may be crystallized from aqueous ethanol. |
Appearance | White to off-white granular/powder |
Package | 25kgs/bag or 25kgs/drum |
FUNCTIONS for Best Price Food Additive Potassium Sorbate
Food preservatives. It can effectively restrain the mold,yeast anaerobic-Aerobic bacterial activity, such as cheese, wine, yogurt, dried meats, apple cider, soft drinks and fruit drinks, and baked goods. So as to prolong the shelf life of food and keep the original flavor of food.
it is used in many personal care products to inhibit the development of microorganisms for shelf stability.
It is primarily used with sweet wines, sparkling wines, and some hard ciders.
USAGE for Best Price Food Additive Potassium Sorbate
A) | It is mainly used to inhibit the growing of microbe in food. |
B) | In the daily living, it can be used to prevent the mildew for soy, wine, edible vinegar and salted vegetables. Only adding 0.1 percent into them, you will find that their taste is better. |
C) | In freezing and cold storing foods, especially fish and shrimp, soaking them in the solution of potassiuM sorbate(0.3%) for 30 seconds, they can keep their original and individual taste. |
D) | Adding potassium sorbate to man-made cream and salad oil can prevent sourness and bubble because of fermenting. |
E) | If you add potassium sorbate into pastry, biscuit and bread, they will be of better tasty! |
F) | The meat which added the potassium sorbate can be store more a week than before. |
TECHNICAL PARAMETERS for Best Price Food Additive Potassium Sorbate
Item | Specification |
Appearance | White to off-white granular/powder |
Assay | 99,0-101,0% |
Loss on drying(105℃,3h) | 1% Max |
Heat Stability | No change in colour after heating for 90 minutes at 105℃ |
Acidity (as C6H8O2) | 1% Max |
Alkalinity (as K2CO3) | 1% Max |
Chloride (as Cl) | 0.018% Max |
Aldehydes (as formaldehyde) | 0.1% Max |
Sulfate (as SO4) | 0.038% Max |
Lead (Pb) | 5 mg/kg Max |
Arsenic (As) | 3 mg/kg Max |
Mercury (Hg) | 1 mg/kg Max |
Heavy metals (as Pb) | 10 mg/kg Max |