Potassium sorbate
CAS No.:24634-61-5
Appearance:white granular
Good food preservatives

Specifications of Potassium Sorbate:

Name	Potassium Sorbate Granular
CAS No.	590-00-1
Chemical Formula	C6H7­KO2
Specification	FCC IV
Packing	In 25kg cartons
Functional use	Preservative
Items	Specifications
Appearance	White granular
Assay	99.0 - 101.0%
Loss on drying	1.0% max
Heavy metals(as Pb)	0.001% max
Arsenic	0.0003% max
Acidity	1.0% max
Alkalinity	1.0% max

 

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