Re: gum preservatves
Wow, that's very little! That's about 1/3rd of the max. concentration allowed by FDA. OK, then a final concentration of 0.1% (instead of 1%) should be plenty for the next batch. Thanks. Regards, Loris. 4 Eylül 2008, Perşembe, 6:09 pm tarihinde, kerik@kerik.com yazmış: > I make my gum from powder using about 300 gm to make a liter. I preserve > this by adding 3 ml of a 1% solution of sodium benzoate per liter of gum > solution. I've been doing it this way for the last 7 or 8 years and it > works well for me. It lasts a long time and no souring or barfy smells. > > Kerik > www.kerik.com
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