SHEET /m/potassium-sorbate · PubChem CID 23676745 · CAS 24634-61-5 · REV 2026.07
Potassium sorbate
from sourceC6H7KO2 · 150.22 g/mol
BB Powder · Sorbistat k · Sorbistat potassium · Sorbistat-potassium
What is Potassium sorbate?
The mold inhibitor in cheese, wine, and baked goods, and one of the most widely used food preservatives in the world. Found in processed snacks. from source
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)[O-].[K+]Where you'll find it
Curated by MoleculeFinder from source
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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