Compound
potassium sorbate
Mold and yeast inhibitor. Used as a fungistatic agent for foods, especially cheeses.
CHEBI:77868ChEBI
Structure
- Formula
- C6H7O2.K
- Mass
- 150.218 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- CHHHXKFHOYLYRE-STWYSWDKSA-M
- SMILES
- C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)[O-].[K+]
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What the reference databases state
Statements
1 statement
1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: potassium sorbate · Sources: ChEBI
- potassium sorbate is converted to (E,E)-sorbateCompoundChEBI CHEBI:77868Inferred only
On the label
Labelled products
3 products
Source: NIH DSLD · Ingredient: potassium sorbate · 3 products · Declared amount per serving: 50–50 mg (2 products)
2 labels state an amount1 does not
- Douglas LaboratoriesCandistat50 mgper 1 Tablet(s)DSLD:10806
- Douglas LaboratoriesCaprylate Plus50 mgper 1 Tablet(s)DSLD:70673
- Soto SupplementsGFC 200+Potassium Sorbate Note: as a preservativeamount not statedper 10 Drop(s)DSLD:209984
Label record: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements · CC0
Papers screened
1 paper
- Compound
- potassium sorbate
- Screened
- 1
- Admitted
- 0
- Discarded
- 0
- Not read
- 1
Not read yet1 paper
- PMID:162537992026-09-29
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: potassium sorbate
- Also called
- Potassium (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoatePotassium (E,E)-sorbatepotassium trans,trans-2,4-hexadienoatepotassium trans,trans-sorbate
- Systematic name
- potassium (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate