Safety Facts and Side Effects About Potassium Benzoate

Potassium Benzoate, CAS# 582-25-2, is a potassium salt of benzoic acid manufactured through chemical synthesis, available as White granular . Potassium Benzoate is widely used as preservatives. with E number E212.
Is there some safety and/or health risk about Potassium Benzoate that consumers need to know? Let's check out some basic facts about this ingredient.

GRAS Exemptions: Yes

Generally recognized as safe(GRAS) is a FDA designation that a specific substance or ingredient is generally considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. Potassium Benzoate is perfectly safe for using as food additives.

Suggested Dosage

Ingestion of Potassium Benzoate in large quantity may hurt our health, please follow the guideline of using Potassium Benzoate: ADI 0-5 mg/kg bw

Special Groups Precaution

Special groups refer to newborns, children, pregnant and any other applicable vulnerable groups.
There is no evidence that Potassium Benzoate could have any negative effects on these vulnerable groups. It should be safe to use Potassium Benzoate in food for newborns and pregnant. However, we still recommend consumers to consult professionals before using large quantity of Potassium Benzoate for long period in food for newborns or pregnant.

General Side Effects

No significant side effects reported. Potassium Benzoate may affect potassium level in blood.

Reported Health Issues

No health issues about Potassium Benzoate reported up to now.

Related Research

1. Teratogenic effects of long term consumption of potassium benzoate on eye development in BALB/c fetal mice. [Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2013 Apr]
Author: Afshar M, Moallem SA, Khayatzadeh J, Shahsavan M.
2. Teratogenic effects of long term consumption of potassium benzoate on eye development in BALB/c fetal mice. [Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2013 Apr]
Author: Afshar M, Moallem SA, Khayatzadeh J, Shahsavan M.
3. The evaluation of the genotoxicity of two food preservatives: sodium benzoate and potassium benzoate. [Food Chem Toxicol. 2011 Apr]
Author: Zengin N, Yüzbaşıoğlu D, Unal F, Yılmaz S, Aksoy H.
4. Response characteristics of rat taste cells to potassium benzoate. [Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol. 1983]
Author: Sato T, Beidler LM.
5. Receptor potential of rat taste cell to potassium benzoate. [Experientia. 1979 Sep 15]
Author: Sato T, Beidler LM.
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