Potassium Sorbate
- Benchmark: Benchmark 3
- Assessed: 2025-11-14
- Expires: 2029-03-18
Used primarily in Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Pesticides & Biocides, and Pharmaceuticals applications, Potassium Sorbate is specifically used in antimicrobial agent, cosmetics, food industry, pharmaceutical, and preservative.
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, a straight chain unsaturated fatty acid, and
functions as a preservative and antimicrobial agent in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Potassium
sorbate is manufactured by reacting sorbic acid with an equimolar portion of potassium hydroxide,
followed by reaction of the products with aqueous ethanol, causing potassium sorbate to crystallize out
of the solution (PubChem 2024).
Chemical Synonyms sorbic acid potassium salt; potassium (E,E)-sorbate; potassium (2E,$E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate; potassium 2,4-hexadienoate (PubChem 2024).
Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Pesticides & Biocides, Pharmaceuticals