Comments on: Sodium Benzoate (E211) As A Food Preservative https://thefooduntold.com/food-science/sodium-benzoate-e211-as-a-food-preservative/ Discovering the Wonders of Science in Food Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:00:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Sandman https://thefooduntold.com/food-science/sodium-benzoate-e211-as-a-food-preservative/#comment-36 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:00:44 +0000 https://thefooduntold.com/?p=11024#comment-36 Hi patrick! Sodium benzoate works best for low pH food, ideally those with pH of 3.0. Here is the % benzoic acid active at certain pH levels.

pH % of active benzoic acid
3.0 = 94.0
4.0 = 61.0
5.0 = 13.7
6.0 = 1.55
7.0 = 0.0

Hope that answers your question 🙂

]]> By: Patrick Cuozzo https://thefooduntold.com/food-science/sodium-benzoate-e211-as-a-food-preservative/#comment-35 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:21:04 +0000 https://thefooduntold.com/?p=11024#comment-35 are there ratios for how much to use depending on foods PH levels

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