Sodium benzoate

Sodium benzoate is a white crystals or granules, or colorless powder.

ITEM	INDEX
Content	99.0% min
Loss on drying	≤1.5%
The Acid &Alkalinity	≤0.2ml
Appearance	Free flowing white powder
Clarity of Solution	Clear& Colourless
Chlorides	≤0.02%
Total Chlorine	≤0.03%
Heavy metal	≤0.001%

It is a commonly used food preservative in my country's food industry. It is odorless or slightly smells of benzoin, and has a sweet and astringent taste. It can be used in carbonated drinks, concentrated fruit juice, margarine, gum base, jam, jelly, soy sauce, etc. The acceptable daily intake (ADI) for humans is <5 mg/kg body weight (based on benzoic acid).

It is used as a fungicide in the pharmaceutical industry, a mordant in the dye industry, and a plasticizer in the plastics industry. It is also used as an intermediate in organic synthesis such as spices.