Because potassium sorbate is a food preservative, there are prescribed dosage standards. Potassium sorbate is a colorless to white flaky crystal or crystalline powder, which is mainly used as a food preservative and belongs to an acidic preservative. It is made of potassium carbonate or potassium hydroxide and sorbic acid. Potassium sorbate is incompatible with alkali, oxidant and reductant.

Application scope of potassium sorbate

1, because potassium sorbate can effectively prolong the storage time of food, it can generally be used as a preservative for food.

2. Potassium sorbate is soluble in water and can also be used in general cosmetics.

3. The stability of potassium sorbate makes it widely used in beverage, pickle, tobacco, medicine, agricultural products, pet poultry feed and other industries.