Potassium sorbate

Product Details

Specification: Food grade, FCC5

Analysis Specification
Appearance  White granular and powder
Identification  Conform to standard
Assay  99.0 to 101.0%
Free acid (as SO4)  Max 1%
Free alkali (as K2CO3) Max 1%
Heavy metals as Pb  Max 10ppm
Arsenic (as As) Max 3ppm
Loss on drying  Max 1.0%
Lead  Max 2ppm
Mercury  Max 1ppm
Aldehydes Max 0.1%
Chlorides 

Max 0.1%

 

APPLICATION:

Potassium Sorbate can effectively restrain the mold, yeast and oxygen activity of bacteria, staphylococcus aureus, salmonella and other harmful microorganism growth and reproduction, but for anaerobic bacillus bacteria and lactobacillus acidophilus beneficial microbes such as null and void, almost against the effect of development was stronger than the sterilization effect, so as to effectively prolong food to save time, and keep the original flavor of food. 

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