POTASSIUM SORBATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

H.S. CODE

TOXICITY

Sorbic acid potassium salt; Potassium 2,4-hexadienoate;

2,4-Hexadienoic aAcid potassium salt; Sorbistat; Sorbistat-K; Sorbistat-potassium; Potassium sorbate; Other RN: 16577-94-9, 24634-61-5

CLASSIFICATION

EXTRA NOTES

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

white to slightly yellow crystalline powder or Granular

Soluble in ethanol, propylene glycol. Slightly soluble in acetone.

AUTOIGNITION

NFPA RATINGS

REFRACTIVE INDEX

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

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Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Potassium sorbate

PubChem Compound Summary - Potassium sorbate

IPCS INCHEM -  Potassium sorbate

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Potassium sorbate

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ -  Potassium sorbate

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ -  Potassium sorbate

Material Safety Data Sheet

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Sorbic Acid (also called chemically 2,4-Hexadienoic acid ), a white crystalline powder or granule form  for dust free, is an unsaturated fatty acid which has two double bonds in conjugation that is, two double bonds separated only by one single bond. It and its salts (potassium sorbate, calcium sorbate ; its salts are used according to differences in solubility.) are used as preservatives in wide range of food products as well as in their packaging materials, since they are characterized by their broad effectiveness to inhibit molds, yeast, and many bacteria growth in food. Potassium sorbate, white to slightly yellow crystalline powder, is the potassium salt of sorbic acid and is much more soluble in water than the acid. Potassium sorbate will releases back sorbic acid if dissolved in water. It is effective up to pH 6.5 but effectiveness increases as the pH decreases. The lower the pH value of the product the lower amount of Sorbic Acid or Potassium Sorbate is needed for preservation. Its industrial applications include use in coating industry to improve gloss and in rubber industry.

Potassium Sorbate is used as a mold, bacterial and yeast inhibitor and as a fungistatic agent in foods. It is also used in cosmetics, pharmaceutical, tobacco and flavoring products. In wines, it is to prevent the secondary fermentation of residual sugar. It is used in coating to improve gloss. It is used as an intermediate to manufacture plasticizers and lubricants.. It is used as an additive in rubber industry to improve milling characteristics.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

FCC IV

APPEARANCE

White Granular

CONTENT

98.0~101.0

WATER

1.0% max

ALKALI (as K₂CO₃)

1.0% max

ACID (as SORBIC ACID)

1.0% max

ARSENIC (as As)

3ppm max

HEAVY METALS (as Pb)

10ppm max

LOSS ON DRYING

1.0% max

HAZARD OVERVIEW

Causes eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation. Target Organs: Respiratory system, eyes, skin.

GHS

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H315-H319-H335

P STATEMENTS

P261-P280-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338

RISK PHRASES

36/37/38

SAFETY PHRASES

26-37/39