Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Sorbic Acid
- Food Additive Number
- E 200, INS 200
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Highlights
Sorbic acid, as a food additive, is available to joint the metabolism in a normal way within the human body, degrading into carbon dioxide and water. Thus it can be considered as food components as well. Comparing sorbic acid with other preservative, sorbic acid and its salt are safer and will not change the original food color, flavor and nutrition.
Because of the good anti-decomposition and anti-fungus function, sorbic acid is widely used not only in all kinds of food, but also in grains, medicines, cosmetic, toothpaste, tobacco, animal feeds, latex, Paper-manufacturing and pesticide.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
Properties
- Appearance
- White crystal powder
- Typical Properties
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Arsenic (As) | max. 0.0002 | % | - |
Heavy Metal (as Pb) | max. 0.001 | % | - |
Melting Point | 132 - 135 | °c | - |
Moisture | max. 0.5 | % | - |
Molecular Weight | 112.13 | - | - |
Sorbic acid | 99.0 - 101.0 | % | - |
The burned residues | max, 0.2 | % | - |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance