Sorbic Acid/Efficient and Safe Anti-Corrosive Antistaling Agent E200

Product Name:Dienoic acids,Sorbistat.
The relative molecular weight or atomic weight:112.13
Melting point(ºC):132~135
Boiling point(ºC):228
Flash point(ºC):127
Character:Crystal white acicular or powder

Dissolve situation:Slightly soluble in water, soluble in many organic solvents

Application:The yeast, mold, and many fungi has inhibitory effect.Is efficient non-toxic anticorrosive mould inhibitor.Used for human food, animal feed, cosmetics, medicine, packaging materials and rubber additives, etc.
Preparation or source:Generated by crotonaldehyde and ketene condensation, polyester, and decomposition.
Brief introduction:In the western developed countries are very big, but range is not widely used in China.Recognized as a kind of safe and efficient anti-corrosion of food additives, the application of sorbic acid and potassium in the food industry in our country will become more and more widely.White or yellowish white crystalline powder;Have a special foul-smelling.It is easily dissolved in ethanol, dissolve in ether, slightly dissolve in the water.When we buy packaged or canned food, ingredients in a often see "sorbic acid" or "potassium sorbate", people often mistakenly believe that may be the fruit of "pear" ingredients.In fact they are commonly used food additives!

Dosage is introduced:
    Sorbic acid have sorbic acid, potassium sorbate and sorbic acid calcium three varieties.Sorbic acid insoluble in water, when using, must first be soluble in ethanol or potassium hydrogen sulfate, when use not convenient and stimulating, so the general not commonly used;Sorbic acid calcium FAO/WHO rules the use scope is small, so don't often use;Potassium sorbate is not their faults, soluble in water, using range is wide, we can often see in some drinks, dried fruit, such as canned food its shadow;Here I focus on introduce potassium sorbate: it is unsaturated six carbonate;General sale on the market of potassium sorbate is white or light yellow granular, content from 98% to 98%;No odor, or micro smelly, easy to moisture absorption, easy to oxidation and browns, optical, thermal stability, relative density 1.36, melting point 270 ºC in the decomposition, a 1% solution of PH: 7-8.Potassium sorbate as acidic preservative, has high antibacterial properties, inhibit the growth of mold;It is mainly by inhibiting microbial dehydrogenation enzyme system in the body, so as to inhibit the growth of microorganisms and anti-corrosion effect, are inhibition of bacteria, mold and yeast;Its effect weakened with the increase of PH, PH reaches 3 bacteriostatic peaked, PH reaches 6 still have antibacterial ability, but the bottom concentration (MIC) not below 0.2%, experimental proof PH: 3.2 than PH2.4 potassium sorbate solution impregnation, without the sterilization of the 2-4 times shorter shelf life of food.
    Sorbic acid, potassium sorbate and sorbic acid calcium they three mechanism, toxicity and neper gold than benzoic acid esters, daily allowances is 25 mg/Kg, benzoic acid 5 times, 2.5 times of neper gold ester is a kind of relatively safe food preservatives;In our country can be used in the soy sauce, vinegar, pasta sauce, jam, pickles, canned and some wine and other food.

Main feature:
1. Mouldproof effect is good.Mildew proof ability of sorbic acid and potassium was obviously higher than that of benzoic acid and salts, sorbic acid potassium mouldproof effect is 5 to 10 times that of sodium benzoate.Sorbic acid dosage generally between 0.2 to 1.0 g/kg.
2. The product low toxicity and high safety.The side effects of sorbic acid salt is only 1/4 of benzoic acid salt, salt 1/2.Sorbic acid and potassium in the body of the scope of safe use: use no more than 25 milligrams per kilogram of body weight every day.
3. Don't change characteristics of food.Sorbic acid is a kind of unsaturated fatty acid, after entering the human body, participate in the process of human metabolism, metabolic product of carbon dioxide and water.So, sorbic acid can be regarded as a part of the food, application in food, do not destroy food color, aroma, taste and nutrition.
4. Wide range of applications.Sorbic acid and potassium can be used in the beverage, wine, condiment, meat product, aquatic products, pickles and so on the many kinds of food, and also have the effect to fresh fruit.
5. Easy to use.In the use of sorbic acid and potassium can be added directly, also can spray or dipping.Because it has the characteristics of the use of flexible, so, the United Nations food and agriculture organization (fao), the world health organization, the United States, Britain, Japan and China, southeast Asia countries, sorbic acid and potassium is recommended as the anti-corrosive antistaling agent a variety of food.

 Key Indicators:
The quality of sorbic acid:Should comply with the GB1905-20 technical requirements.Products exported to Europe and the United States developed countries, but also at the same time up to the standards of FC IV, etc.
1. The color and appearance: white crystalline powder.
2. The melting point: 132-135 ºC.
3. The content (dry basis) : 99.0% 101.0%.
4. The ignition residue: 0.2% or less.
5. Heavy metals (Pb) : 0.001% or less.
6. Arsenic to As dozen: 0.0002% or less.
7. Water: 0.5% or less.
8. Storage: store in a cool and dry place, avoid light, together with poisonous and harmful materials storage is prohibited.

Matters needing attention:
(1)Sorbic acid only through cell walls into the microbe can play a role, bacteriostatic activity of molecular states than ionic state.When the solution pH is less than 4, strong antimicrobial activity, and a pH greater than 6, bacteriostatic activity.
(2) mixture of sorbic acid and hydrogen peroxide solution, antimicrobial activity will be significantly enhanced.
(3) the sorbic acid mainly on mold, yeast and good gas corruption effectively, and almost had no effect on anaerobic bacteria and lactic acid bacteria.Sorbic acid in high microbial Numbers of cases play a role, so it is applicable only to have good health condition and microbial quantity lower food antiseptic.
(4) the preservatives sorbic acid as acid type, its effect is influenced by pH value.But it has weak acid, acid is suitable for wide pH range from benzoic acid.When sorbic acid solution, but first the sorbic acid dissolved in ethanol, sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate solution, then add to the food.Don't use dissolved copper, iron container.
(5) the sorbic acid is used to need heating products, to prevent sorbic acid heating volatilization, should be added in the latter period of the heating process.