Comparing E200 - Sorbic acid vs E233 - Thiabendazole

Overview

E200 - Sorbic acid

Sorbic acid (E200) is a common food preservative that helps stop molds and yeasts from growing. It works best in slightly acidic foods and has been used safely for decades in many everyday products. It often appears on ingredient lists as sorbic acid or simply E200.

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E233 - Thiabendazole

Thiabendazole (E233) is a synthetic fungicide from the benzimidazole family. In food, it has been used mainly as a post‑harvest surface treatment to stop molds on fruit, rather than as an ingredient mixed into recipes. You’re most likely to encounter it on the peel of certain imported fruits rather than inside packaged foods.

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Synonyms
E200
Sorbic acid
E233
Thiabendazole
Functions
preservative
preservative
Origins
Plant
Synthetic
Synthetic
Products

Found in 6,918 products

Found in 6 products

Search rank & volume
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Awareness score

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under-aware

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over-aware

Search volume over time

Interest over time for 2 keywords in U.S. during the last 10 years.

Interest over time for 2 keywords in U.S. during the last 10 years.

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Popular questions

  1. Is sorbic acid bad for you?

    Not for most people—it's a widely approved food preservative with low toxicity at permitted levels; rare individuals may experience mild irritation or digestive upset with high exposure.

  2. Is sorbic acid safe for dogs?

    Yes, when used at regulated amounts as a preservative in dog foods it’s considered safe; excessive intake may cause stomach upset in sensitive dogs.

  3. Is sorbic acid safe?

    Yes—it's approved in the EU (E200) and generally recognized as safe (GRAS) in the U.S. at typical food-use levels, with adverse effects uncommon at those amounts.

  4. What is sorbic acid made from?

    Commercially it’s synthesized from crotonaldehyde and ketene; it also occurs naturally in small amounts in rowan (mountain ash) berries.

  5. Is sorbic acid natural?

    It occurs naturally in some fruits, but the sorbic acid used in foods is almost always synthetically produced and is chemically identical to the natural compound.

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  1. What is imazalil and thiabendazole?

    Both are synthetic post-harvest fungicides used to control molds on fruits; imazalil is a pesticide (not an E-number), while thiabendazole is food additive E233 used mainly on citrus and banana peels.

  2. What is thiabendazole imazalil?

    Thiabendazole (E233) and imazalil are post-harvest fungicides for citrus and other fruits; E233 is the additive designation for thiabendazole, whereas imazalil is regulated as a pesticide, not a food additive.

  3. Girlsdoporn e233 who?

    E233 refers to Thiabendazole, a synthetic fungicide/preservative used on some fruit peels; it is unrelated to that term.

  4. How does thiabendazole affect nematodes?

    It binds to nematode beta-tubulin and inhibits microtubule formation, disrupting cell division and nutrient uptake, which immobilizes or kills them.

  5. How many keys does a yamaha prs e233 have?

    That is about a musical keyboard; in foods, E233 denotes thiabendazole, a fungicide/preservative used on citrus and other fruit peels.

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