Abstract Food antiseptic agentis a kind of additives that can inhibit microbesgrowth, avoid food decaying and prolong food storage time. Sorbic acid has been recognized so far as one kind of the best antiseptic agents that can participate in normal metabolism of human body, it is also thought as a component of food. Sorbic acid can be synthesized with the reaction of ethenone and croton aldehyde or of butadiene and acetic acid.
