Product Description

Product Name: Potassium Sorbate 
CAS No.: *******1 
Molecular Formula: C6H7KO2 

Description: Potassium Sorbate can restrain effectively the activity of mould, yeast and aerophile bacteria. Restrain growth and reproduction of the pernicious micro oraganism as pseudomonas, staphylococcus salmonella action to restrain growth is more powerful than killing. Meanwhile, it can not restrain useful microoraganim growth as Anaerobic spore-bearing bacilli, acidophil therefore to lengthen food store period and remain food original flavor. The preservative efficiency of sorbic acid (potassium sorbate) is ***0 times sodium benzoate. 

Testing Items              Specification 
Identification             Conform To Standard 
Appearance                 White Granular or Powder 
Assay                      *8.0 ~ **1.0% 
Free Acid (as Sorbic Acid) About 1% 
Free Alkali (as K2CO3)     About 1% 
Heavy Metals (as Pb)       ≤ *0 Ppm 
Arsenic (as As)            ≤ 3Ppm 
Loss On Drying             ≤ 1.0% 

Conclusion: The above mentioned product comply with FCC IV 

Packing: *5kg /carton/drum or upon customer's requests. 

Usage: Used extensively in food, drink, vegetables in soy, tobacco, drugs, cosmetics, agricultural products, forage and other domain. As acidic preservative, also used well in neutral food (ph6.**6.5). 

Storage: Store in a cool, dry, ventilated environment. 

Shelf Life: 2 years