sodium benzoate food preservative

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November 1, 2015

 

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food manufacturers (0.1% by weight), although the level normally found in berries will be in the range of 0.05 to 0.1%. When in contact with acidic environment, Sodium Benzoate transforms into Benzoic Acid. The sodium dissociates forming an ion and the excess hydrogen ions attach to the Benzoate forming Benzoic Acid...
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Both sodium benzoate, as well as benzoic acid, has been found to be completely safe, and like the preservative. In 1954 Dr. W.H. Stein reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society that benzoate is a natural metabolite of the human body. Sodium benzoate has been the subject of extensive experimentation: it has been tested in longitudinal and short-term feeding experiements in man, dogs, and rats...
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