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Potassium sorbate
CAS Number 24634-61-5
Molecular Formula C6H7KO2
Molecular Weight 150
Structural Formula Potassium sorbate
Features 1. Our technicians have been engaged in the production of this product for about 20 years and accumulated rich exprience;
2.Appearance: pure white and brilliant lustre;
3.The main product is columnar granule with a size of 1.2mm, 25kg/carton; every 20' container can contain 14mt. Moreover, we supply powdery and spherical granule according to the clients' requirements;
4.The intrinsic quality indexes are strictly accordance with FCCIV standard.
Production Standard

Item

GB13736-1992

FCCIV

Enterprise Standard

Appearance

white or light yellow granule

white or light yellow granule

white granule

Content(C6H7KO2)

98.00-102.00%

99.00-101.0%

99.00-101.0%

Clarity

passed

passed

passed

Free Alkali(as K2CO3)

passed

passed

passed

Aldehyde(as HCHO)

≤0.1%

-

< 0.1%

Loss on drying

≤1%

≤1%

< 1%

Chloride(CI-)

≤0.018%

-

< 0.018%

Sulfate(SO4-)

≤0.038%

-

< 0.038%

Heavy Metals(Pb)

≤0.001%

≤0.001%

< 0.001%

Arsenic(As)

≤0.0003%

≤0.0003%

< 0.0003%

Uses 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.