Sodium benzoate E211 can be used in Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Health & Personal care products, Agriculture/Animal Feed/Poultry. Sodium benzoate is used as food preservative in fruit juices and fruit salads, jellies, salad dressings and sauces. Sodium benzoate E211 is a common food preservative and is the sodium salt of benzoic acid.

Sodium benzoate E211 uses as follows:

In Food Production

Sodium Benzoate E211 can be used as preservatives, Antibacterial agents in food such as in margarine, salsas, maple syrups, pickles, preserves, jams and jellies.

In Beverage

Sodium Benzoate E211 can be used as preservatives, Antibacterial agents in beverage such as in low alcohol (< 15%) beverages, soft drink, fruit juices, non-alcoholic beer.

In Pharmaceutical

Sodium benzoate E211 is used as a treatment for urea cycle disorders due to its ability to bind amino acids in pharmaceutical.

In Health and Personal care

Sodium Benzoate E211 is used in baby products, bath products, soaps and detergents, eye makeup, blushers, cleansing products, make up products, as well as hair, nail and skin care products as preservatives in Cosmetics and personal care products.

In Agriculture/Animal Feed/Poultry

Sodium Benzoate E211 can be used as preservatives in Agriculture/Animal Feed/Poultry feed.

In Other Industries

Sodium Benzoate E211 is used as an intermediate during the manufacture of dyes. Sodium Benzoate E211 is also used in tobacco.