Sodium benzoate is a preservative. It is bacteriostatic and fungistatic under acidic conditions. It is used most prevalently in acidic foods such as salad dressings (vinegar), carbonated drinks (carbonic acid), jams and fruit juices (citric acid), pickles (vinegar), and condiments. It is also found in alcohol-based mouthwash and silver polish. It can also be found in cough syrups like Robitussin. [1] Sodium benzoate is declared on a product label as ‘sodium benzoate’ or E211.It is also used in fireworks as a fuel in whistle mix, a powder which imparts a whistling noise when compressed into a tube and ignited.

Appearance: globule/powder/columnar

Grade: Food Grade\Industry Grade

Type: acidity regulator/preservative

Molecular formula: NaC7H5O2

ChEMBL: ChEMBL1356

ChemSpider: 10305

PubChem: 517055

RTECS number: DH6650000

UNII: 0J245FE5EU

CAS code: 532-32-1

E Number: E211

Certificate:SGS/ISO certificate

Other names: Sodium Benzoic Acid   E211  benzoate of soda

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