Potassium Sorbate, For Food Addictive, Preservative, Cakes Icings, Beverage Syrups, Cheese, Dried Fruits

Potassium Sorbate is a chemical additive. It is an odourless and tasteless salt synthetically produced from sorbic acid and potassium hydroxide. It’s widely used as a preservative in foods, drinks and personal care products etc. This mild preservative has been

valued for decades for its antimicrobial properties, and is an especially effective food preservative found in dehydrated meats, dairy products and pastries. It’s especially common in dried fruit and is also often used to help preserve . Potassium sorbate prolongs the shelf life of foods by stopping the growth of mold , yeast and fungi. It is often used in cakes and icings, beverage syrups, cheese, dried fruits, margarine, pie fillings, etc. at concentrations dependent on the specific application.