History/Effects
-Started its use as a preservatives around the early 1900s as a cheap way to improve store life
-FDA limits sodium benzoate content in products to .01%
-Studies link it to causing hyperactivity in children when combined with certain food dyes
-Studies show that in larger quantities it can damage the mitochondria of the cells, specifically the DNA of the mitochondria
-May react with
Fox News Report on Sodium Benzoate (to 1:14)
-FDA limits sodium benzoate content in products to .01%
- weird Bitter after-taste
- Toxic at higher levels
- More soluble in water
- Easy to manufacture
-Studies link it to causing hyperactivity in children when combined with certain food dyes
-Studies show that in larger quantities it can damage the mitochondria of the cells, specifically the DNA of the mitochondria
-May react with
Fox News Report on Sodium Benzoate (to 1:14)