English-Spanish translations for sorbic acid

• ácido sórbico
  La Sra. Breyer ha querido insistir particularmente en este punto, ya que en su opinión bastaría emplear ácido sórbico. According to Mrs Breyer this point should be completely deleted, as in her view the use of sorbic acid is quite sufficient.
  Toda la información de que dispongo no confirma esta opinión, pues el ácido sórbico sólo influye sobre la pérdida de color, o sea, sobre el oscurecimiento, y no en la conservación. All the information I have received fails to support this view, as sorbic acid merely affects the discolouration, the darkening, and not the conservation.

Definition of sorbic acid

• an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃.CH:CH.CH:CH.COOH, found in Rowan berries, and used as a preservative

Synonyms

• preservative

Related words

• Sorbian
• absorbing
• sorbitol
• absorbingly
• sorbite
• Sorbie
• Sorbian languages
• absorbing capacity
• absorbing well