Food Preservative Sorbic Acid Potassium Salt Potassium Sorbate

• CAS No.: 110-44-1
• Formula: C6h8o2
• EINECS: 203-768-7
• Composition: Sorbic Acid
• Type: Food Preservatives
• Effect: Antiseptic
• Model NO.: Sorbic Acid
• Resource: Natural Preservatives
• Usage: Food Additive
• Appearance: White Powder
• Shelf Life: 2 Years
• Storage: Cool Dry Place
• Transport Package: Bags
• Specification: 25kg/bag
• Trademark: EVER TRUST
• Origin: China
• HS Code: 2916190090
• Production Capacity: 500 Metric Ton/Metric Tons Per Month

Product Description

Product Description

Sorbic acid, or 2,4-hexadienoic acid, is a natural organic compound used as a food preservative. Sorbic acid has the chemical
formula C6H8O2. Sorbic acid is a colourless solid that is slightly soluble in water and sublimes readily. Sorbic acid was first
isolated from the unripe berries of the rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia), hence its name

 

Function of Sorbic acid

1. It is mainly used to inhibit the growing of microbe in food.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Adding potassium sorbate to man-made cream and salad oil can prevent sourness and bubble because of fermenting.
5. If you add potassium sorbate into pastry, biscuit and bread, they will be of better tasty!
6. The meat which added the potassium sorbate can be store more a week than before.

Application of Sorbic acid

 

Sorbic Acid is soluble in water and can be used as Preservatives. Sorbic Acid can be widely used as food ingredient or food additive in our daily life. Sorbic Acid is mainly used in food, beverages, tobacco, pesticides, cosmetics and other industries. As an unsaturated acid,Sorbic Acid also can be used in resins, spices and rubber industry.

Product Parameters

Product Name	Sorbic acid
CAS No.	110-44-1
MF	C6H8O2
Appearance	White Powder
Assay(as C6H8O2),wt%	99.0-101
Melting range	132 °C -135 °C
Water (Karl Fischer method),%	≤ 0.5
Aldehydes ( as formaldehyde),%	≤ 0.1
Residue on Ignition, %	≤ 0.2
Cadmium,mg/kg	≤ 1
Arsenic (As) mg/kg	≤ 2
Mercury, mg/kg	≤ 1
Lead (Pb),mg/kg	≤5
Total heavy metals (as Pb)	≤10
Packaging	25KGS/bag, 19mts/20'GP

Packaging & Shipping

Packaging Details
It is packed with polythene bag as the inner layer, and polywoven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
Port
QINGDAO
Lead Time:
Quantity(tons)             1 - 100         >100
Est. Time(days)           7                 To be negotiated

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