Sodium Benzoate
Sodium Benzoate is a preservative. As a food additive it is bacteriostatic and fungistatic under acidic conditions. It is most widely used in acidic foods such as salad dressings (vinegar), carbonated drinks (carbonic acid), jams and fruit juices (citric acid), pickles (vinegar), and condiments. Sodium Benzoate is also used as a preservative in medicines and cosmetics. Concentration as a food preservative is limited by the FDA in the U.S. to 0.1% by weight. Sodium Benzoate is also allowed as an animal food additive at up to 0.1%, according to AFCO’s official publication
