Preservatives

Application1) Food industry. Potassium sorbate, as the least toxic food preservative, is widely used in the food and feed processing industries, as well as in industries such as cosmetics, cigarettes, resins, spices, and rubber. Among them, it is most widely used in food preservation and feed .2) Feed industry. The United States and the European Union use potassium sorbate as a legal feed additive in animal feed. Potassium sorbate can inhibit the growth of fungi in feed, especially the formation of aflatoxin, which has a very significant effect. Therefore, adding potassium sorbate can effectively prevent feed spoilage and can still resist microbial growth in animal intestines. In addition, the neutral taste of potassium sorbate is suitable for use in feed because animals are more sensitive to changes in food taste than humans. In addition, as an unsaturated fatty acid, potassium sorbate can be considered as a feed ingredient and is easily digestible without any adverse effects on anima...