SHEET /m/potassium-sorbate · PubChem CID 23676745 · CAS 24634-61-5 · REV 2026.07
Potassium sorbate from source
C6H7KO2 · 150.22 g/mol
Sorbistat potassium · Sorbic acid potassium salt · BB Powder · Sorbic acid, potassium salt
chemical compound
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)[O-].[K+]
Where you'll find it
Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported rat oral LD50 for Potassium sorbate is 4,920 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
4,920 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
1 more reported value
- 1,300 mg/kgLD50 · other · mouse
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