Sodium Benzoate

Product Description

Appearance: Granular or powder with 30-100mesh

MF: C7H5NaO2

CAS No.: 532-32-1

1. Description: A white crystalline grain or powder. It is widely used for food preservative

produced by reaction from sodium hydroxide with benzoic acid. Sodium Benzoate is a

better molds and yeasts inhibitor and since acidity foods grow bacteria, mold and yeast

quickly, it is cheapest way to preserve them.

2. Specifications:

Analysis contents	Analysis standard BP2000	Analysis results
Appearance	white, powder, prill, needle and with styrax benzoin smell
Content%(as dry product C7H5NaO2)	≥99.0-≤100.5%	99.55%
Acid and Alkalinity	0.20ml/0.1N	0.20ml/0.1N
Heavy metals%( Pb)	≤0.001%	0.001%
Loss on drying	≤1.5%	1.32%
PH value	7.5-8.0	7.5
Total CL content	≤0.03	0.03
Pb mg/kg	5mg/kg	5mg/kg
As mg/kg	3mg/kg	3mg/kg
Hg mg/kg	1mg/kg	1mg/kg
Halogenide%(Fecl3)	≤0.02	0.02
Transparency and color	According to Y6	According to Y6
Dissoluble state	Passing test	Passing test
Polycyclic acids	Passing test	Passing test
Fusion point °C	121.5-123.5	122.8
Compound easy to be oxide	Passing test	Passing test
Conclusion: All items are in conformity with the BP2000/USP24/E211/KOSHER/FCC V test.

3. Packing: 25kg per bag, 1×20FCL=16MT for powder or 20MT for granular without pallet.

4. Usage: It’s most widely used in food, beverage, cosmetic dental care product, spice,

tobacco, feedstuff as raw material of plasticizer and pharmaceutical.

5. Shelf life: 2 years under storage in cool, dry, ventilated environment.