Potassium sorbate application in food preservation
 Sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (hereinafter referred to as sorbic acid and potassium salt) is a good food preservative, in the Western developed countries, the application is large, but also our domestic range of applications not broad. Ministry of Internal Trade Co., Ltd. Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Manager Hua Wu Hu said that as a recognized safe and efficient food preservative additives, sorbic acid and potassium in our food line
Industry will be more widely applied.

Sorbic acid is a world-recognized security preservatives
Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Company Manager Hua Wu Hu said, sorbic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid,English called Sorbicacid, also known as 2,4 - has two acid, 2 - propenyl acrylate. And like other natural fatty acid, sorbic acid metabolism in the human body involved in the process, and was one body to digest and absorb carbon dioxide and water. From the security side, the sorbic acid is a kinds of internationally recognized safe (GRAS) preservative, security is very high. FAO,World Health Organization, the U.S. FDA have affirmed their safety. Sorbic acid toxicity for than with acid, vitamin C and lower salt, benzoic acid toxicity only 1 / 4, salt the half. Sorbic acid on the human body does not produce carcinogenic and teratogenic effects.

Since sorbic acid is not very high solubility in water, affecting its application in food.Therefore, the food additive producers usually made of sorbic acid sorbic acid dissolved in a good performance potassium sorbate products to expand the scope of application. Sorbic acid and potassium sorbate preservative principle and anti-corrosion effect is the same. China has the sorbic acid and potassium sorbate included in GB2760 "food use of food additives health standards "at home. As a safe and effective preservative, sorbic acid potassium instead of sodium benzoate is a food industry trend. "Plan" period, the State Science and Technology has the organization sorbic acid synthesis research project, the project late in 1986 in Nantong, Jiangsu vinegar acid through the identification of chemical plants. , The Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Company uses foreign advanced technology,and innovation products, to obtain a national patent, and built a key technology projects --- Ministry of Chemical Industry annual output of ten thousand tons sorbic acid transformation projects, product quality has reached the United States FCCIV quality standards.