Potassium sorbate addition standard

Introduction: potassium sorbate is a kind of additive with antiseptic effect It is generally used in food What's the standard of potassium sorbate? I will introduce it to you in this article Potassium sorbate is colorless to white flake crystal or crystalline powder, odorless or slightly smelly Unstable in the air It can be oxidized and colored Molecular weight 150.22 Hygroscopic Soluble in water and ethanol Production method: neutralization method is mainly used It is obtained by neutralization reaction of sorbic acid with potassium carbonate or potassium hydroxide Application: cosmetic preservative 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 When we buy packaged (or canned) food, we often see the words "sorbic acid" or "potassium sorbate" in the ingredient item, and people often mistakenly think it may be the component of fruit "pear" In fact, they are commonly used food additives! No matter whether they are harmful to human body or not, it is very necessary to make a clear consumption The following are the relevant information about sorbic acid and potassium sorbate for reference only: sorbic acid (chemical name: 2,4-hexadienoic acid molecular formula: C6H8O2) potassium sorbate (chemical name: 2,4-hexadienoic acid potassium) molecular formula: c6h7ko2 ）The properties and uses of sorbic acid and potassium sorbate are similar: sorbic acid is a highly effective and safe preservative recommended by FAO and who It is widely used in food, beverage, tobacco, pesticide, cosmetics and other industries As an unsaturated acid, it can also be used as resin Next, we will introduce you to other knowledge of potassium sorbate Potassium sorbate addition standard: (1) Meat, fish, egg and poultry products 0.075g/kg; (2) Fruit and vegetable preservation, carbonated beverage 0.2g/kg; (3) Collagen casings, low salt pickles, oysters, preserves, juice (flavor) drinks, jelly 0.5g/kg; (4) 2.0g/kg concentrated fruit juice in plastic barrel for food industry; (5) Soy sauce, vinegar, jam, hydrogenated vegetable oil, soft sugar, dried fish products, instant bean food, pastry, filling, bread, cake, moon cake, instant jellyfish, lactobacillus drink 1.0g/kg; (6) Fruit juice (fruit flavor) ice, milk beverage 0.5g/kg; (7) 0.2g/kg pre mixed liquor; (8) Meat enema 1.5g/kg; (9) Compound seasoning, seasoning syrup, liquid compound seasoning, instant dried bamboo shoots 1.0g/kg Food additives have almost become an indispensable problem in the process of food production It's better to use a food safety tester to test them after the completion of production Learning more about food additives can bring benefits to people's diet in the future Among them, what's the role of potassium sorbate? You can log into our Baibai safety net Check it out Editor in charge: he xianrob