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    Is potassium sorbate harmful to pregnant women

    • Last Update: 2018-01-27
    • Source: Internet
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    Introduction: more potassium sorbate is harmful to people's health Is potassium sorbate harmful to pregnant women? Xiaobian will introduce you in this article Everyone knows that potassium sorbate is a kind of food additive If the food contains potassium sorbate, will the food containing this kind of additive do harm to human body? Is potassium sorbate harmful to pregnant women? Here is a brief introduction Mainly used as food preservative Potassium carbonate or potassium hydroxide and sorbic acid were used as raw materials [2] Cosmetic preservatives It belongs to organic acid preservative The addition amount is generally 0.5% It can be mixed with sorbic acid Although potassium sorbate is easy to dissolve in water and easy to use, its pH value of 1%.. Aqueous solution is 7-8, which tends to increase the pH value of cosmetics Attention should be paid when using it Sorbic acid (potassium) can effectively inhibit the activity of mold, yeast and aerobic bacteria, so as to effectively prolong the storage time of food and maintain the original flavor of food At present, it has been widely used in food, beverage, pickle, tobacco, medicine, cosmetics, agricultural products, feed and other industries From the perspective of development trend, its application scope is still expanding Potassium sorbate is a kind of acid preservative, and it still has a good antiseptic effect in the food close to neutral (ph6.0-6.5), while the antiseptic effect of benzoic acid (sodium) has obviously decreased when pH > 4, and has a bad taste But it is harmful to human body.. For example, its pH value after dissolving in water is about 7-8, with weak alkalinity, which is harmful and irritant to human skin and internal intestines and stomach Pregnant women should not eat foods containing food additives such as potassium sorbate and other substances The influence of food additives on fetus is still lack of positive data, but in general, it is safest to stay away from food additives Food additives have almost become an indispensable problem in the process of food production It's better to use the food safety detector to test it after the completion of production Learning more food additive knowledge can bring benefits to people's diet in the future, including the function of potassium sorbate , you can log in our safety net to check Editor in charge: he xianrob
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