I-Sorbic acid ne-potassium sorbate yizinto ezisetshenziswa kakhulu emhlabeni, ezinezakhiwo eziphakeme zokulwa namagciwane, ezivimbela ukukhula nokukhiqizwa kwesikhunta. Ngokuvimbela uhlelo lwe-dehydrogenase kuma-microorganisms, angavimbela ukukhula kwama-microorganisms futhi adlale indima yokulondoloza, avimbele isikhunta, imvubelo namabhaktheriya amaningi e-aerobic, kodwa acishe angasebenzi kubhaktheriya anaerobic sporoforming kanye ne-acidophilus. Isetshenziswa kakhulu kushizi, iyogathi nakweminye imikhiqizo kashizi, isinkwa nemikhiqizo yokudla okulula, iziphuzo, ujusi, ujamu, amakhukhamba kanye nemikhiqizo yezinhlanzi kanye nokunye okokugcina ukudla. Inani lejusi yezithelo nemifino egxilile emigqomeni yepulasitiki akufanele idlule 2g/kg; Kusoso we-soy, uviniga, ujamu, amafutha emifino e-hydrogenated, uswidi othambile, imikhiqizo yezinhlanzi ezomisiwe, imikhiqizo ye-soy esheshayo, ukugcwaliswa kwe-pastry, izinkwa, amaqebelengwane, amaqebelengwane enyanga, ukusetshenziswa okuphezulu kwe-1.0g / kg; Ukusetshenziswa okuphezulu kwewayini newayini lezithelo ngu-0.8g/kg; Emakhakheni e-collagen, ama-pickle anosawoti omncane, amasoso, ama-preserves, iziphuzo zejusi yezithelo (i-flavour) nama-jellies, ukusetshenziswa okuphezulu yi-0.5g / kg; Ukusetshenziswa okuphezulu ngu-0.2g/kg esithelweni nemifino yokugcina okusha kanye neziphuzo ezine-carbonated; Embonini yokudla, ingasetshenziswa enyameni, enhlanzini, emaqanda, emikhiqizweni yezinkukhu ngokusetshenziswa okuphezulu kwe-0.075g/kg.