Sodium sorbate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Sodium sorbate
other names	Sodium ( E , E ) hexa-2,4-dienoate; E 201;
Molecular formula	C 6 H 7 NaO 2
External identifiers / databases
EC number	231-819-3
ECHA InfoCard	100,028,927
PubChem	23665582
Wikidata	Q420152
properties
Molar mass	134.11 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances	no GHS pictograms
	no GHS pictograms
H and P phrases	H: no H-phrases
	P: no P-phrases
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Sodium sorbate ( E 201 ) is the sodium - salt of sorbic acid . It is used as a preservative due to its inhibition of yeast and mold in particular . Due to the instability and a possible mutagenic effect of an oxidation product, it is rarely used in contrast to sorbic acid and is no longer included in the current list of approved additives of the European Union and Switzerland. Sodium sorbitol is metabolized like fatty acids by healthy people . However, it can affect the taste of the food itself. The permitted daily dose is 0-25 mg / kg.

Individual evidence

↑ Template: CL Inventory / not harmonized There is not yet a harmonized classification for this substance . A labeling of sodium (E, E) -hexa-2,4-dienoate in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on July 28, 2019, is reproduced from a self-classification by the distributor .
↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Chemical preservatives in food, Chapter 44 of Switzerland. Grocery book, p. 38 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .@1@ 2@1@ 2

↑ Hubert Schneemann: Hager's Handbook of Pharmaceutical Practice: Volume 1. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-57831-1 , p. 86 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

[1] Template: CL Inventory / not harmonized There is not yet a harmonized classification for this substance . A labeling of sodium (E, E) -hexa-2,4-dienoate in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on July 28, 2019, is reproduced from a self-classification by the distributor .

[2] Page no longer available , search in web archives: Chemical preservatives in food, Chapter 44 of Switzerland. Grocery book, p. 38 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .@1@ 2@1@ 2

[3] Hubert Schneemann: Hager's Handbook of Pharmaceutical Practice: Volume 1. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-57831-1 , p. 86 ( limited preview in the Google book search).