White crystals or granules, or colorless powder, with a sweet astringency. Soluble in water, ethanol, glycerol, and methanol.
DryPowder; Liquid; PelletsLargeCrystals|A white, almost odorless, crystalline powder or granules|WHITE HYGROSCOPIC CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR GRANULES
Sodium benzoate is an organic sodium salt resulting from the replacement of the proton from the carboxy group of benzoic acid by a sodium ion. It has a role as an antimicrobial food preservative, a drug allergen, an EC 1.13.11.33 (arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase) inhibitor, an EC 3.1.1.3 (triacylglycerol lipase) inhibitor, an algal metabolite, a human xenobiotic metabolite, and a plant metabolite. It contains a benzoate.|The sodium salt of BENZOIC ACID. It is used as an antifungal preservative in pharmaceutical preparations and foods. It may also be used as a test for liver function.
Sodium benzoate, also known as sodium benzoate, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C7H5NaO2. It is a white particle or crystalline powder with no odor or slight resting aroma, a slightly sweet taste, and an astringent taste. Its relative molecular weight is 144.12, stable in the air, easily soluble in water, and its aqueous solution has a pH value of 8, soluble in ethanol.
Benzoic acid and its salts are broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents, but their antibacterial effectiveness depends on the pH value of the food. As the acidity of the medium increases, its bactericidal and antibacterial effects increase, but in alkaline media, it loses its bactericidal and antibacterial effects. The optimal pH value for anti-corrosion is 2.5-4.0.
1. Mainly used as a food preservative, but also in the production of drugs, dyes, etc
2. Used in the pharmaceutical industry and plant genetic research, as well as as dye intermediates, fungicides, and preservatives
3. Preservatives; Antimicrobial agents.
4. Sodium benzoate is also an important acidic food preservative. Transformed into an effective form of benzoic acid during use. Please refer to benzoic acid for the scope and dosage of use. In addition, it can also be used as a preservative for feed.
5. This product is used as a food additive (preservative), a fungicide in the pharmaceutical industry, a mordant in the dye industry, a plasticizer in the plastic industry, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis such as spices.
6. Used as a cosolvent for serum bilirubin testing, food additive (preservative), fungicide in the pharmaceutical industry, mordant in the dye industry, plasticizer in the plastic industry, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis such as spices.