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Potassium Sorbate
Potassium Sorbate is a versatile food preservative widely used to inhibit mold, yeast, and microbial growth in bakery, dairy, beverages, and other processed foods. It helps maintain freshness, flavor, and texture while extending shelf life, ensuring consistent quality and safe storage for both industrial and artisanal applications.
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Potassium sorbate is often used as a preservative, and its toxicity is much lower than that of other preservatives. It is currently widely used. Potassium sorbate can fully exert its antiseptic effect in acidic medium, and has little antiseptic effect under neutral conditions.
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| ITEMS | SPECIFICATION |
| Appearance | White Granular |
| Assay(%) | 99.0 ~ 101.0 |
| Free Acid (as SO4)(%) | 1.0 max |
| Free Alkali (as K2CO3)(%) | 1.0 max |
| Heavy Metals (as Pb) | 10 max |
| Arsenic (as As)(ppm) | 3.0 max |
| Loss On Drying(%) | 1.0 max |
| Lead (ppm) | 2.0 max |
| Melting Point(As sorbic acid)°C | 133.0-135.0 |
| Mercury(ppm) | 1.0 max |
| Aldehydes(%) | 0.1 max |
| Chloride(as CI)(%) | 0.1 max |
| Residual Organic Solvents | Negative |
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