What is POTASSIUM SORBATE?
What is POTASSIUM SORBATE?Is a colorless salt manufacured from Sorbic Acid and Potassium Hydroxide. Where does POTASSIUM SORBATE come from?Potassium hydroxide, which predominantly comes from the ashes of wood, is nuetralized with sorbic acid. It also occurs naturally in some fruit / berries. How is POTASSIUM SORBATE made?To make Potassium hydroxide: Take wood ashes and leach the askes to make potassium carbonate. Heat the Potassium carbonate to release carbon dioxide gas leaving potassium oxide, add water to get Potassium hydroxide. More information about POTASSIUM SORBATE.Potassium sorbate is used to inhibit molds and yeasts in many foods. Most home wine makers use it to stop fermentation in their wines. It can also be found in the ingredients list of many dried fruit products. In addition, herbal dietary supplement products generally contain potassium sorbate, which acts to prevent mold and microbes and to increase shelf life, and is used in quantities at which there are no known adverse health effects, over short periods of time. Labeling of this preservative on ingredient statements reads as "potassium sorbate". Also, it is used in many personal care products to inhibit the development of microorganisms for shelf stability. |
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Hi, if coca cola was originally formulated by a pharmacist using cocaine as the addictive ingredient, then are all these other poisonous concoctions directly/indirectly also formulated by the pharmaceutical barons? thanksMary
Can I eat products with potassium sorbate if on a low iodine diet?Mary
Can I eat products with potassium sorbate if on a low iodine diet?