Safety Facts and Side Effects About Potassium Sorbate

Foodchem Potassium Sorbate, CAS# 24634-61-5, is a potassium salt of sorbic acid manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as White to off-white powder. Potassium Sorbate is widely used as preservatives. with E number E202.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Potassium Sorbate that consumers need to know? Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.
GRAS Exemptions: Yes

Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Potassium Sorbate is perfectly safe for using as food additives.
Suggested Dosage

Ingestion of Potassium Sorbate in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Potassium Sorbate: ADI 0-25 mg/kg bw
Special Groups Precaution

Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Potassium Sorbate could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Potassium Sorbate in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Potassium Sorbate for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.
General Side Effects

No significant side effects reported. Potassium Benzoate may affect potassium level in blood. Potassium Benzoate can also cause allergic reaction in specific groups of individuals.
Reported Health Issues

No health issues about Potassium Sorbate reported up to now.
Related Research

1. Effect of potassium sorbate on antimicrobial and physical properties of starch-clay nanocomposite films. [Carbohydr Polym. 2014 Sep 22]
Author: Barzegar H, Azizi MH, Barzegar M, Hamidi-Esfahani Z.

2. Potassium sorbate as an AGE activator for human serum albumin in the presence and absence of glucose. [Int J Biol Macromol. 2013 Nov]
Author: Taghavi F, Moosavi-Movahedi AA, Bohlooli M, Hadi Alijanvand H, Salami M, Maghami P, Saboury AA, Farhadi M, Yousefi R, Habibi-Rezaei M, Sheibani N.

3. Potassium sorbate controlled release from corn starch films. [Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2013 Apr 1]
Author: López OV, Giannuzzi L, Zaritzky NE, García MA.

4. Combined effects of potassium sorbate, hot water and thiabendazole against green mould of citrus fruit and residue levels. [Food Chem. 2013 Nov 15]
Author: D'Aquino S, Fadda A, Barberis A, Palma A, Angioni A, Schirra M.

5. A novel RP-HPLC method for simultaneous determination of potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate in soft drinks using C(18) -bonded monolithic silica column. [J Sep Sci. 2011 May 19]
Author: Can NO, Arli G, Lafci Y.

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