Preservatives & Biocides
Potassium Nitrite
An inorganic salt used as a food preservative and curing agent in meat products, similar to sodium nitrite. It inhibits Clostridium botulinum, stabilizes meat color, and serves as a corrosion inhibitor in industrial applications.
An inorganic salt used as a food preservative and curing agent in meat products, similar to sodium nitrite. It inhibits Clostridium botulinum, stabilizes meat color, and serves as a corrosion inhibitor in industrial applications.
- CAS
- 7758-09-0
- EC / EINECS
- 231-832-4
- Formula
- KNO2
- HS Code
- 283410
- Food Code
- E249
- Grades
- potassium nitrite food grade (E249), technical grade
- Synonyms
- potassium nitrite, E249, 7758-09-0, KNO2, nitrous acid potassium salt
Compliance
- · REACH-aligned supply
- · CLP-labelled