| FEMA | 3025 |
| CAS | 532-32-1 |
| EINECS | 208-534-8 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
| Organoleptic Notes | |
| Odor | N/A |
| Flavor | N/A |
| Material Notes | a fungistatic compound that is widely used as a food preservative. it is conjugated to glycine in the liver and excreted as hippuric acid. the sodium salt of benzoic acid. it is used as an antifungal preservative in pharmaceutical preparations and foods. it may also be used as a test for liver function. Antimicrobial preservative in foods, e.g. margarine and artificially sweetened fruit preserves. Flavouring agent and adjuvant Sodium benzoate is a preservative. It is bacteriostatic and fungistatic under acidic conditions. It is used most prevalently in acidic foods such as salad dressings (vinegar), carbonated drinks (carbonic acid), jams and fruit juices (citric acid), pickles (vinegar), and condiments. It is also found in alcohol-based mouthwash and silver polish[citation needed]. It can also be found in cough syrups like Robitussin. Sodium benzoate is declared on a product label as 'sodium benzoate' or E211. |