Potassium sorbate: version 1
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| 1 | 1 | # Potassium sorbate <!--ingredient--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Potassium sorbate | |
| 5 | 5 | name.nb: Kaliumsorbat | |
| 6 | 6 | e_number: E202 | |
| 7 | + | vegan: yes | |
| 8 | + | vegetarian: yes | |
| 9 | + | allergen: none | |
| 7 | 10 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 8 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 12 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 10 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 11 | − | | ---- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------ | ------ | ---- | | |
| 13 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 14 | + | | ------------ | ---------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 15 | + | | derived_from | ingredient/sorbic-acid | | | | | sourced | ^eu231 | The EU specification names it the potassium salt of trans,trans-2,4-hexadienoic acid (sorbic acid, E 200); it is made by neutralising sorbic acid with potassium hydroxide ^wiki | | |
| 12 | 16 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 13 | 17 | ||
| 14 | 18 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 15 | − | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 16 | − | | ------------ | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 17 | − | | E202 | e_number | | | | | |
| 18 | − | | kaliumsorbat | name | nb | | | | |
| 19 | + | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 20 | + | | -------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 21 | + | | E202 | e_number | | | | | |
| 22 | + | | E 202 | search | | | | | |
| 23 | + | | kaliumsorbat | name | nb | | | | |
| 24 | + | | Potassium (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoate | search | en | | | | |
| 25 | + | | Potassium salt of trans,trans-2,4-hexadienoic acid | search | en | | | | |
| 19 | 26 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 20 | 27 | ||
| 28 | + | ## Meta <!--meta--> | |
| 29 | + | title: Potassium sorbate (E202) | |
| 30 | + | description: The preservative E202: its EU specification, how it is made from sorbic acid, and how European and United States labels declare it. | |
| 31 | + | <!--/meta--> | |
| 32 | + | ||
| 21 | 33 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 22 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | | |
| 23 | − | | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | | |
| 24 | − | | kavlino | https://www.kavli.no/produkter/baconost/ | Kavli: BaconOst (ingredients, nutrition per 100 g, pack sizes and Norwegian stockists) | 2026-09-11 | | |
| 25 | − | | fsa | https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers | Food Standards Agency: Approved additives and E numbers | 2026-09-11 | | |
| 34 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 35 | + | | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 36 | + | | eu231 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/231/annex/division/51/2020-12-31 | Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, Annex: E 202 POTASSIUM SORBATE (text as it stood on 31 December 2020) | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | 2012-03-09 | | Annex, division 51 | | | | | |
| 37 | + | | eu1333 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1333/annex/II/part/B/2020-12-31 | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II Part B list 3, additives other than colours and sweeteners: E 202 (text as it stood on 31 December 2020) | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | 2008-12-16 | | Annex II, Part B, list 3 | | | | | |
| 38 | + | | eu1169a2 | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/annex/II/2020-12-31 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex II: substances or products causing allergies or intolerances (text as it stood on 31 December 2020) | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | 2011-10-25 | | Annex II, the fourteen listed substances | | | | | |
| 39 | + | | eu1169c | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/annex/VII/part/C/2020-12-31 | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex VII Part C: designation of certain ingredients by the name of their category followed by their specific name or E number | 2026-09-14 | legislation.gov.uk | registry | 2011-10-25 | | Annex VII, Part C, category Preservative | | | | | |
| 40 | + | | fsa | https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers | Food Standards Agency: Approved additives and E numbers | 2026-09-14 | Food Standards Agency | registry | | | Section 3 Preservatives, E202 Potassium sorbate | | | | | |
| 41 | + | | cfr182 | https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/182.3640 | 21 CFR 182.3640: Potassium sorbate, a chemical preservative generally recognized as safe | 2026-09-14 | Legal Information Institute, Cornell | registry | | | Part 182 subpart D, chemical preservatives | | | | | |
| 42 | + | | wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_sorbate | Wikipedia: Potassium sorbate | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Production; Uses | | | | | |
| 43 | + | | kavlino | https://www.kavli.no/produkter/baconost/ | Kavli: BaconOst (ingredients, nutrition per 100 g, pack sizes and Norwegian stockists) | 2026-09-14 | Kavli Norge AS | manufacturer | | | Ingredienser, tube and beger | | | | | |
| 26 | 44 | <!--/references--> | |
| 27 | 45 | ||
| 28 | 46 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 29 | − | Preservative E202, the potassium salt of sorbic acid, used against moulds and yeasts.[^fsa] This product declares it as konserveringsmiddel (kaliumsorbat), without the E number, on both the current and the 2018 label.[^kavlino] | |
| 47 | + | Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid and the food preservative E 202, used to stop moulds and yeasts growing in cheese, wine, yoghurt, dried fruit, soft drinks and baked goods.[^wiki] The European Union authorises it in Annex II Part B list 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008,[^eu1333] and the Food Standards Agency lists it among the approved preservatives.[^fsa] Its EU specification gives the chemical names potassium (E,E)-2,4-hexadienoate and potassium salt of trans,trans-2,4-hexadienoic acid, Einecs 246-376-1, formula C6H7O2K and molecular weight 150,22, and requires a white crystalline powder assaying not less than 99 % on the dried basis.[^eu231] | |
| 48 | + | ||
| 49 | + | It is produced industrially by neutralising sorbic acid with potassium hydroxide, and virtually all sorbic acid is manufactured synthetically rather than extracted from rowan berries, so the additive carries no animal or dairy input.[^wiki] European labels name a preservative by its category followed by the specific name or the E number,[^eu1169c] giving "preservative (potassium sorbate)" or "preservative (E202)"; Kavli's Norwegian BaconOst declares konserveringsmiddel (kaliumsorbat) without the E number.[^kavlino] It is not among the fourteen substances in Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, so it is not a declarable allergen.[^eu1169a2] In the United States it is generally recognised as safe as a chemical preservative used in accordance with good manufacturing practice.[^cfr182] | |
| 30 | 50 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Potassium sorbate <!--ingredient-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Potassium sorbate
name.nb: Kaliumsorbat
e_number: E202
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------ | ------ | ---- |
<!--/relations-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------ | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E202 | e_number | | | |
| kaliumsorbat | name | nb | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed |
| ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| kavlino | https://www.kavli.no/produkter/baconost/ | Kavli: BaconOst (ingredients, nutrition per 100 g, pack sizes and Norwegian stockists) | 2026-09-11 |
| fsa | https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives-and-e-numbers | Food Standards Agency: Approved additives and E numbers | 2026-09-11 |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Preservative E202, the potassium salt of sorbic acid, used against moulds and yeasts.[^fsa] This product declares it as konserveringsmiddel (kaliumsorbat), without the E number, on both the current and the 2018 label.[^kavlino]
<!--/about-->