How Is Benzoate Manufactured?

How Sodium benzoate Is Made. Sodium benzoate is produced by combining benzoic acid with baking soda, soda ash, or lye. This reaction makes it soluble in water (benzoic acid on its own isn't soluble in water).

How is sodium benzoate created?

Sodium benzoate is produced by a reaction of benzoic acid with sodium hydroxide, which makes it disolve in water. ... While benzoic acid is found naturally in low levels in cranberries and other foods, the sodium benzoate listed on a product's nutrition label is typically synthesized in a lab.

Where does benzoic acid come from?

Benzoic acid (E210 or INS210, Table 2), a colorless aromatic carboxylic acid (Fig. 1), is naturally present in plant (fruits, nuts, spices and vegetable), fungal and animal tissues, but it can also be produced by microorganisms during food processing and/or be added as a food additive.