Sodium sorbate
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Alternate Names:
- 2-propenylacrylic acid sodium salt
- 4-hexadienoic acid sodium salt
- sorbic acid sodium salt
Info from food-info.net:
- Description:
- Function:
- Sorbic acid is a preservative, mainly against fungi and yeasts. It is not effective against bacteria. Optimal activity is at pH values below 6.5 (acid and slightly acid foods). Sodium sorbate is often used, as it is better soluble; its activity is similar to that of sorbic acid.
- Origin:
- Sodium salt of sorbic acid (E200), which naturally occurs in the fruit of the European Mountain-ash (Sorbus aucuparia), after which the acid is named. It is commercially produced by several different chemical pathways.
- Side effects:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- Up to 25 mg/kg body weight.
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