Product Description
Potassium sorbate as a food preservative belongs to the acidic preservative with the use of organic acid antiseptic reaction effect
Potassium sorbate has been widely used in food, beverage, pickles, tobacco, medicine, cosmetics, agricultural products, pet poultry feed and other industries
| Item |
Specification |
Result |
| Appearance |
White granular or powder |
White granular or powder |
| Assay (As C6H7KO2 after drying) |
98.0%-101.0% |
100.7% |
| Identification |
Conforms to standard |
Passes test |
| Acidity (As sorbic acid) |
Passes test (About 1%) |
Passes test |
| Alkalinity |
Passes test (About 1%) |
Passes test |
| Lead |
≤2mg/kg |
<2mg/kg |
| Loss on drying |
≤1.0% |
0.4% |
| Conclusion |
The product above complies with the standard of FCC-V. |
Good Stability
Potassium Sorbate is stable in sealed status, will not be decomposed until 270 degrees centigrade. It will be oxidized into colored ones and absorbing moisture in case exposed in air for a long time.
Wide Application
At the moment, Potassium Sorbate has been used extensively in food, drink, vegetables in soy, tobacco, drugs, cosmetics, agricultural products, forage and other domain. Its application should become wider in the world.
As acidic preservative, Potassium sorbate is also used well in neutral food(pH6.0-6.5). The preservative efficiency of sodium benzoate will decrease clearly and have a bad taste at pH>4.
Application flexibility
Potassium Sorbate can be used by direct adding, spraying, retting, dry spraying, using in packing material and other method.
Usage
As nowadays international prime preferable food preservatives, their extent of use and reference dosage as follows:
Soy sauce, marmalades, man-made cream, gelose soft sweets 0.1-1.0
Low-salt preserved vegetables insoy, noodles, candied fruit haw cake, fruit taste juice, tinned food: 0.1-0.5
Fruit juice, fruit drink, grape wine, fruit wine: 0.1-0.6
Carbonated wine, soda water: 0.05-0.2
Dried fish products, drinks of soybean and milk, food of soybean: 0.1-1.0
Cake stuffing locto bacillin drink: 0.1-1.0
Tobacco: 0.6-2
Cosmetics & Toothpaste: 0.6-2
Forage: 0.4-1.5
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Good Stability 
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