HKO3S
120.17 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
POTASSIUM BISULFITE
CAS7773-03-7EC231-870-1
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Food preservative and antimicrobial agent
Potassium bisulfite is a salt used as a food preservative and antimicrobial agent, primarily to prevent spoilage in foods other than meats and sources of vitamin B1. It also serves as a reducing agent and a source of sulfurous acid in various industrial processes.
Food preservativeReducing agent for organic compoundsSource of sulfurous acid in brewing
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Related Compounds
StrongSame Parent
Ammonium bisulfite
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Chemical reagent
StrongSame Parent
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Food preservative and disinfectant
ApplicationSame Use
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Food preservative and antimicrobial agent
ReferenceSame Category
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reducing hexose sweetener
ReferenceSame Category
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ReferenceSame Category
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food sequestrant emulsifier and buffer
ReferenceSame Category
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leavening agent in baking powders
Referencestereoisomer of
Potassium sulfite
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preservative and antioxidant in foods
Safety Reference
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
potassium hydrogen sulfite
InChIKey
DJEHXEMURTVAOE-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES
OS(=O)[O-].[K+]
Synonyms (17)
- E-228
- INS NO.228
- Kaliumbisulfit
- Monopotassium sulfite
- POTASSIUM BISULFITE
- POTASSIUM BISULFITE (II)
- POTASSIUM BISULFITE SOLUTION
- POTASSIUM BISULFITE [MART.]
- POTASSIUM BISULPHITE
- POTASSIUM BISULPHITE SOLUTION
- Potassium acid sulfite
- Potassium hydrogen sulfite
- Potassium hydrogen sulphite
- Potassium sulfite (KHSO3)
- Potassium sulfite, hydrogen
- Sulfite, potassium metabi-