Sodium benzoate is a white crystals or granules, or colorless powder.
ITEM
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INDEX
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Content
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99.0% min
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Loss on drying
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≤1.5%
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The Acid &Alkalinity
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≤0.2ml
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Appearance
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Free flowing white powder
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Clarity of Solution
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Clear& Colourless
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Chlorides
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≤0.02%
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Total Chlorine
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≤0.03%
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Heavy metal
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≤0.001%
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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.