sorbate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sorbate
Example Sentences
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Total sorbates, especially potassium sorbate, were associated with a 14% higher risk of overall cancer and a 26% higher risk of breast cancer.
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
Common additives like sugar, salt, vinegar and alcohol have been used as preservatives for centuries, but modern-day food labels now reveal more unfamiliar ingredients such as sodium benzoate, calcium propionate, and potassium sorbate.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024
Soylent Green is mostly people: The remaining 19 percent consists of xanthan gum, calcium sorbate and corn syrup.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2019
The ads say that unlike Simply 100, Dannon Light & Fit Greek uses the artificial sweetener sucralose and Yoplait Greek 100 contains potassium sorbate as a preservative.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2016
Mr. Doyle said he’s noticed an increase in packaged-food recalls involving products that don’t contain preservatives such as benzoate and sorbate, which can control the growth of harmful bacteria including botulism and salmonella.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2015
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