Sodium Benzoate is used in acidic foods and drinks and products to control bacteria, mold, yeasts, and other microbes as a food additive. It interferes with their ability to make energy. And used in medicine, tobacco,printing and dyeing.
ITEM
LIMIT
APPEARANCE
FREE FLOWING WHITE POWDER
CONTENT
99.0% ~ 100.5%
LOSS ON DRYING
=<1.5%
ACIDITY & ALKALINITY
0.2 ml
WATER SOLUTION TEST
CLEAR
HEAVY METALS (AS PB)
=<10 PPM
ARSENIC
=<3 PPM
CHLORIDES
=< 200 PPM
SULFATE
=< 0.10%
CARBURET
MEETS THE REQUIREMENT
OXIDE
MEETS THE REQUIREMENT
TOTAL CHLORIDE
=< 300 PPM
COLOUR OF SOLUTION
Y6
PHTHALIC ACID
MEETS THE REQUIREMENT