: a crystalline acid C6H8O2 obtained from the unripe fruits of the mountain ash or synthesized and used especially as a fungicide and food preservative
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This contains a few unique thickeners and preservatives, like sodium alginate and sorbic acid, to keep it squeezable.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023
Celanese said its food business is a leading producer of acesulfame potassium sweetener known as Ace-K, as well as sorbic acid and potassium sorbate preservatives.
—Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
The ritual may have arisen from observing that sheep nibbling rowanberries were healthier; the berries contain sorbic acid, which has anti-fungal properties.
—Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2013
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 5 Oct. 2023
Celanese said its food business is a leading producer of acesulfame potassium sweetener known as Ace-K, as well as sorbic acid and potassium sorbate preservatives.
—Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
The ritual may have arisen from observing that sheep nibbling rowanberries were healthier; the berries contain sorbic acid, which has anti-fungal properties.
—Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2013
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sorbic acid
noun
sor·bic acid
ˌsȯr-bik- 
: a crystalline acid C6H8O2 obtained from the unripe fruits of the mountain ash (genus Sorbus) or synthesized and used especially as a fungicide and food preservative
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