Food and Drink Diet and Nutrition

What Is Potassium Benzoate?

Published:Jul,08 2011Author:Chad Bjorklund Views: 2

Potassium benzoate (PB), also known as benzoic acid (reference 2), is a food preservative often used as a substitute for Sodium benzoate in diabetic and low-sodium foods (reference 1).

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