Potassium Sorbate
Potassium Sorbate is a worldwide approved and successfully utilized additive in the food and beverage industries.
Description
Potassium Sorbate powder is widely used in the food industry for its preservative abilities against a wide variety of microorganisms; and for its effectiveness in improving the texture, stability, color, and taste of the final product.
The main applications of Potassium sorbate are in the food and wine industries. It can be used in the manufacturing of the following products:
- Wine and spirits and other alcoholic beverages,
- Baked goods
- Cheese
- Confectionery
- Dairy products
- Fruit juices
- Gelatins and puddings
- Snack foods
- Sauces and mayonnaise,
- Meat and sausage products,
- Seafood products,
- Pickled and processed vegetables,
- Spreads and Margarine.
In addition, Potassium Sorbate can be used in cosmetics.
It acts under a wide range of pH, up to pH6.5. Its effectiveness increases as the pH decreases. Sometimes it is used together with Sodium Benzoate to improve low pH products.
Potassium Sorbate is safe for food applications and suitable for Halal products.
Additional information
| Appearance | White crystalline granular |
|---|---|
| Odor | Odorless |
| Decomposition temperature | 270 °C |
| Solubility | 58.2% in water (@ 20 °C) |
