Potassium Sorbate

Potassium sorbate is the inactive salt of sorbic acid, which dissolves readily in water and converts to its active form, sorbic acid, at low pH levels. Sorbic acid, while naturally found in some fruits like mountain ash berries, is mostly produced synthetically on a global scale. The synthetically derived sorbic acid is a nature-identical compound, chemically equivalent to the naturally occurring molecule, and widely used as a preservative due to its effectiveness in extending the shelf life of various products.