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Sorbic Acid

What is Sorbic Acid?

Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound used as a food preservative. Sorbic acid can also be prepared synthetically. [1]



History

Sorbic acid was isolated in 1859 by distillation of rowanberry oil by A. W. von Hofmann. It became commercially available in the late 1940s and 1950s. [1]

Beginning in the 1980s, sorbic acid and its salts were used as inhibitors of Clostridium botulinum in meat products to replace the use of nitrites, which can produce carcinogenic nitrosamines. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Sorbic Acid


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Sorbic Acid".
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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)

References
  1. Sorbic Acid - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

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Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient updatedUPC Food SearchJanuary 30, 2018 @ 8:20 PM
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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