Introduction to the hazards of potassium sorbate

When people hear about it, they must be confused about what sodium sorbate is. In fact, when you tear open a bag of food, the food inside contains the additive potassium sorbate. As people's living standards improve, people are paying more and more attention to the topic of health. So is potassium sorbate harmful to our body? Let's learn about it today.

It has high antibacterial properties and can inhibit bacteria, molds, and yeasts, especially good anti-mildew effects. It is widely used in food, beverages, cosmetics and medicines, and has the characteristics of good safety, high antiseptic properties, and fewer side effects than benzoic acid. So it will be used to replace the toxic additive, sodium benzoate.

Sorbic acid (sodium sorbate, potassium sorbate) has been widely used as a preservative both at home and abroad. Although no adverse effects or poisoning to the human body have been found, some preservatives have shown carcinogenicity in animal experiments. For example, sorbic acid used as a preservative in canned food may be related to the formation of fibrosarcoma.

Since sorbic acid (potassium) is an unsaturated fatty acid (salt), it can be absorbed by the human body's metabolic system and quickly decomposed into carbon dioxide and

Water, no residue in the body.

ADI 0-25mg/kg (based on sorbic acid, FAO/WHO 1994)

LD50 4920mg/kg (rat, oral)

GRAS (FDA, 182.3640 1994)

Its toxicity is only 1/2 of that of table salt and 1/40 of that of sodium benzoate.

Now that you have read the introduction to potassium sorbate, do you have a clear idea in your mind? It can be decomposed into carbon dioxide and water, and its toxins are half of those of table salt. It can be used as a preservative and has a certain effect on preserving food. It will not remain in our body, so we can rest assured. I hope the above information is helpful to you.