Components of potassium sorbate
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Last Update: 2018-02-04
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Author: User
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Introduction: everyone knows that potassium sorbate is a kind of food additive, so what is the ingredient of potassium sorbate? Xiaobian will introduce you in this article Potassium sorbate is a kind of food additive in many foods that people often eat What are the ingredients of potassium sorbate? Let's take a look at it below Potassium sorbate is obtained by neutralization reaction of sorbic acid with potassium carbonate or potassium hydroxide Edit preservatives for cosmetics It belongs to organic acid preservative The addition amount is generally 0.5% It can be mixed with sorbic acid Although potassium sorbate is easy to dissolve in water and easy to use, its pH value of 1% aqueous solution is 7-8, which tends to increase the pH value of cosmetics Attention should be paid when using it Sorbic acid (potassium) can effectively inhibit the activity of mold, yeast and aerobic bacteria, so as to effectively prolong the storage time of food and maintain the original flavor of food When we buy packaged (or canned) food, we often see the words "sorbic acid" or "potassium sorbate" in the ingredient, and people often mistakenly think it may be the component of fruit "pear" In our daily life, it's better to have a food safety detector It's suggested that you should pay attention to healthy diet, and more food safety knowledge, such as: is potassium sorbate harmful to human body? This kind of knowledge is in our safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob
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