Product Description
Potassium sorbate - colorless to white scaly crystalls or crystal powder,
Sorbate (potassium) is a highly effective and safe preservative recommended by the International Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization, which is widely used in food and beverage tobacco pesticide Cosmetics and other industries, as unsaturated acid, can also be used in resin fragrance and rubber industry
Product Parameters
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product name:potassium sorbate
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Standards
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Appearance
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White to off-white granular
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Assay(on dry weight basis)
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99.0%≈101.0%
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solubility
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Freely soluble in water and practically insoluble in ether
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Odor
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Slight characteristic odor
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Heat Stability
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No change in color after heating for 90 min at 105ºC
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Identification Test
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(1)Potassium test:Passes Test
(2)Test of double bonds:Passes Test
(3)UV:conforms with standard spectrum
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PH-Value(10%water solution)
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8.5-10.5
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Transmittance
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≥87.0%
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Alkalinity(as K2CO3)
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≤1%
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Chloride(as Cl)
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≤0.018%
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Sulfate(as SO4)
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≤0.038%
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Loss On Drying
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≤1.0%
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Aldehydes(as formaldehyde)
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≤0.1%
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Arsenic(as As)
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≤3mg/kg
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Lead
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≤2mg/kg
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Zinc
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≤0.1mg/kg
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Cadmium
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≤0.02mg/kg
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Mercury
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≤1mg/kg
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Heavy Metals(as Pb)
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≤10mg/kg
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Total Count Colony
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≤100cfu/g
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Mould&Yeast
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≤100cfu/g
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Coliform
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≤30cfu/g
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Product Use
Whatever you're planning to buy potassium sorbate for, just call us!
The various uses are as follows:
It is mainly used as feed additives
Potassium sorbate is widely used as food preservative.
Such as vegitables, fruits
Potassium sorbate is used to inhibit molds and yeasts in many foods, such as cheese, wine, yogurt, dried meats, apple cider, soft drinks and fruit drinks, and baked goods. It can also be found in the ingredients list of many dried fruit products. In addition, herbal dietary supplement products generally contain potassium sorbate, which acts to prevent mold and microbes and to increase shelf life, and is used in quantities at which there are no known adverse health effects, over short periods of time.
Packaging & Shipping
We can produce different packaging methods according to customer requirements.
