Sorbic acid, or 2,4-hexadienoic acid, is a natural organic compound used as a food preservative. Sorbic acid has the chemical
formula C6H8O2. Sorbic acid is a colourless solid that is slightly soluble in water and sublimes readily. Sorbic acid was first
isolated from the unripe berries of the rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia), hence its name
2. In the daily living, it can be used to prevent the mildew for soy, wine, edible vinegar and salted vegetables. Only adding 0.1 percent into them, you will find that their taste is better.
3. In freezing and cold storing foods, especially fish and shrimp, soaking them in the solution of potassiuM sorbate(0.3%) for 30 seconds, they can keep their original and individual taste.
4. Adding potassium sorbate to man-made cream and salad oil can prevent sourness and bubble because of fermenting.
5. If you add potassium sorbate into pastry, biscuit and bread, they will be of better tasty!
6. The meat which added the potassium sorbate can be store more a week than before.

Product Name | Sorbic acid |
CAS No. | 110-44-1 |
MF | C6H8O2 |
Appearance | White Powder |
Assay(as C6H8O2),wt% | 99.0-101 |
Melting range | 132 °C -135 °C |
Water (Karl Fischer method),% | ≤ 0.5 |
Aldehydes ( as formaldehyde),% | ≤ 0.1 |
Residue on Ignition, % | ≤ 0.2 |
Cadmium,mg/kg | ≤ 1 |
Arsenic (As) mg/kg | ≤ 2 |
Mercury, mg/kg | ≤ 1 |
Lead (Pb),mg/kg | ≤5 |
Total heavy metals (as Pb) | ≤10 |
Packaging | 25KGS/bag, 19mts/20'GP |
Packaging Details
It is packed with polythene bag as the inner layer, and polywoven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
Port
QINGDAO
Lead Time:
Quantity(tons) 1 - 100 >100
Est. Time(days) 7 To be negotiated