New natural food preservative, widely used in medicine, agriculture and food.
1、Potassium cinnamate has a strong ability to inhibit bacteria, especially for the mold, bacteria and yeast that cause food spoilage, and its effective concentration of mold inhibition is 0.05-0.1%, and the general amount in common use is 0.01-0.02%, and the effective concentration of bacterial inhibition is 0.01-0.1%. . At the same time, potassium cinnamate is not subject to the limitation of acidity and alkalinity, the bacteriostatic effect is also quite good between PH value of 2-7, and the bacteriostatic effect is not due to the fluctuation of PH and change, it can be widely used in all kinds of food.
2、Potassium cinnamate has anti-tumor effect and anti-mutagenic activity in vitro, which can inhibit various tumors induced by carcinogens in rodents;
3、Potassium cinnamate can lower blood sugar while also lowering blood lipids, suggesting that potassium cinnamate has a certain role in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications;
4、Potassium cinnamate can be directly added or compounded to manufacture local anesthetics, antiseptics, hemostatic drugs, and has anti-fatigue effect;
5, potassium cinnamate itself is a kind of spice, has a very good role in preserving incense, usually as a raw material with incense, can make the main spice aroma more fragrant volatile.