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    Effect of potassium sorbate

    • Last Update: 2019-11-01
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: potassium sorbate has been widely used in food, beverage, pickle, tobacco, medicine, cosmetics, agricultural products, pet poultry feed and other industries So, what about potassium sorbate? Come and have a look with you! Potassium sorbate is a kind of food additive It is known that potassium sorbate is almost used in food, and the dosage of potassium sorbate used in each food is different So, what about the role of potassium sorbate? Let's have a brief introduction of Baibai safety net! Function of potassium sorbate: potassium sorbate in food additives is a preservative, which has high antibacterial performance and inhibits the growth and reproduction of mold; it mainly inhibits the growth of microorganisms and plays an antiseptic role by inhibiting the dehydrogenase system in microorganisms Potassium sorbate is unsaturated hexacarbonate; generally, potassium sorbate sold on the market is white or light yellow particles, with the content of 98% - 102%; it is odorless or slightly odorous, easy to absorb moisture, easy to oxidize and brown, stable to light and heat, with a relative density of 1.363, melting point at 270 ℃, and pH of 1% solution: 7-8 The results showed that pH 3.2 had the ability to inhibit bacteria, but the lowest concentration could not be lower than 0.2% The experiment showed that pH 3.2 was 2-4 times shorter than the potassium sorbate solution of pH 2.4 The above is a small edition for you to introduce the role of potassium sorbate some of the content, I hope to help you oh! If you want to know more about food safety Please pay more attention to Baibai Security Internet bar! Editor in charge: Wang Xiujuan
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