Description
- It is most widely used in acidic foods such as salad dressings (i.e. acetic acid in vinegar), carbonated drinks (carbonic acid), jams and fruit juices (citric acid), pickles (acetic acid), condiments and frogurt toppings.
- Sodium benzoate inhibits the growth of potentially harmful bacteria, mold, and other microbes in food, thus deterring spoilage.
- Sodium benzoate is a common food preservative and a mold inhibitor. It is most effective in low acid foods and beverages and baked goods such as breads, cakes, pies, tortillas and many others.
- It also has industrial uses. One of its biggest applications is to deter corrosion, such as in coolants for car engines
- Sodium Benzoate comes in Standing pouch covered with hard corrugated box to ensure safety during transit.
Sodium benzoate is best known as a preservative used in processed foods and beverages to extend shelf life, though it has several other uses.Its an odorless, crystalline powder made by combining benzoic acid and sodium hydroxide. Benzoic acid is a good preservative on its own, and combining it with sodium hydroxide helps it dissolve in products. Additionally, certain bacteria produce benzoic acid when fermenting dairy products like yogurt