Food Additives

Sodium BenzoateMolecular formula: C7H5NaO2 Molecular weight: 144.11Description: White grain or flake, powder. Soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol and stable chemical characters.
StandardItem EP BP2000 USP24 E211 FCC
Appearance White powder particle and columnar with styrax benzoin smell.
Content(as dried base)% ≥99.0%-≤100.5% ≥99.0%-≤100.5% ≥99.0%-≤100.5% ≥99.0%-≤100.5% ≥99.0%-≤100.5%
Loss on drying ≤2.0 ≤2.0 ≤1.5 ≤1.5 ≤1.5
Heavy metals ≤10ppm ≤10ppm ≤10ppm 10ml/kg ≤10ppm
As -- -- -- 3ml/kg 5ppm
Pb mg/kg -- -- -- 5 --
Hg mg/kg -- -- -- 1 --
Transparencyand color --- --- --- --- ---
Acidity & alkalinity Qualified with regulations Qualified with regulations --- 0.25ml/0.1N Qualified with regulations
Chloride ≤200ppm ≤200ppm --- ---
Chlorinated compounds ≤300ppm ≤300ppm --- <600ppm
Polycyclic acids -- --- --- Passing test ---
Fusion point ℃ --- --- --- 121.5-123.5 ---
Compounds easy to be oxide -- --- --- Passing test ---
Dissoluble state -- Passing test --- --- ---
Packing: food grade, in plastic internal bag and external knitted or paper-made bag with a net weight of 25kg/bag.
Applications: as preservative, anti-microorganism agent used widely as mordant, plasticizer and antifreeze solution.