Potassium Sorbate (Cas 24634-61-5)

Price Range: FOB 4.8-5.5 USD/KG; Update:2021/10/10

1. Characteristics of Potassium Sorbate

E number: E202 (preservatives)

Formula: C6H7KO2

Weight: : 150.22 g/mol

MOQ:100KG

Package: 25KG/Carton;

Certificate: ISO/Kosher/Halal

Specification: FCC/GB/ChP/USP

Appearance: Granular/Powder/ Pellet

Grade: Food/Feed/Pharma grade

2. Potassium sorbate specification

Across Biotech supply food grade and pharma grade potassium sorbate, which meets standards of FCC ChP USP and GB, and has forms of granular, powder, and spherical.

 

2.1 Potassium sorbate FCC specification:

TEST ITEM FCC
Assay, % 98.0-101.0
Acidity (As sorbic acid) Passes test
Alkalinity (As K2CO3) Passes test
Loss on drying , ≤% 1
Lead, ≤mg/kg 2

 

2.2 Potassium sorbate pharma grade specification

Item Specification
Appearance White or off-white scaly or granular crystals or crystalline powder
Solubility Freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol
Identification (1) In the chromatogram recorded under Assay, the retention time of the test solution corresponds to that of the principal peak of the reference solution;

(2) The infrared absorption spectrum corresponds to the reference spectrum (see attached figure);

(3) The aqueous solution gives reaction (1) of potassium salts

Acidity/Alkalinity Complies with the test
Clarity and colour of solution Clear and colourless; if coloured, not deeper than reference solution yellow No. 2
Chlorides max. 0.016%
Sulphates max. 0.035%
Aldehydes max. 0.15%
Related substances max. 0.5% (the sum of all impurity peak areas is not more than 2.5 times the area of the principal peak of the reference solution)
Loss on drying max. 1.0%
Heavy metals max. 10 ppm
Potassium 24.5% – 27.6%
Assay 98.0% – 102.0% (calculated on the dried basis, as C6H7KO2)
Microbiological limit

Total aerobic count

Yeast and mould

 

max. 10³ cfu/g

max. 102 cfu/g

3. FAQs of potassium sorbate

3.1 What forms of potassium sorbate can you offer?

We supply potassium sorbate powder, granular, pellet or spherical food/feed grade, meeting standards of FCC and GB.

 

3.2 How does potassium sorbate work?

In feed, potassium sorbate can inhibit the growth of mold, especially the formation of aflatoxin. In meat products, potassium sorbate can significantly inhibit the production of Clostridium botulinum toxin.

 

3.3 What are the package and MOQ?

25kg per carton, the MOQ is 100KGs.

 

4. Documents-Potassium sorbate COA

Download

Potassium sorbate FCC COA

Potassium sorbate pharma grade TDS

 

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