Product name: Potassium sorbate Formula: C6H7KO2 M. W.: 150 CAS NO.: 24634-61-5 Structural Formula: Specification: Item GB13736-1992 FCCIV Enterprise Standard Appearance white or light yellow granule white or light yellow granule white granule Content(C6H7KO2) 98.00-102.00% 99.00-101.0% 99.00-101.0% Clarity passed passed passed Free Alkali(asK2CO3) passed passed passed Aldehyde(as CHO) ≤ 0.1% - <0.1% Loss on drying ≤ 1% ≤ 1% <1% Chloride(CI-) ≤ 0.018% - <0.018% Sulfate(SO4-) ≤ 0.038% - <0.038% Heavy Metals(Pb) ≤ 0.001% ≤ 0.001% <0.001% Arsenic(As) ≤ 0.0003% ≤ 0.0003% <0.0003% Uses: It is mainly used to inhibit the growing of microbe in food. In the daily living, it can be used to prevent the mildew for soy, wine, edible vinegar and salted vegetables. Only adding 0.1 percent into them, you will find that their taste is better. In freezing and cold storing foods, especially fish and shrimp, soaking them in the solution of potassium sorbate(0.3%) for 30 seconds, they can keep their original and individual taste. Adding potassium sorbate to man-made cream and salad oil can prevent sourness and bubble because of fermenting. If you add potassium sorbate into pastry, biscuit and bread, they will be of better tasty! The meat which added the potassium sorbate can be store more a week than before.