Sodium Sorbate (E201) o se mea'ai fa'aopoopo o le vaega fa'asao.
I totonu o lo tatou atunuu, o le sorbic acid (E200), sodium (E201), potassium (E202), ma le calcium (E203) sorbates o loʻo aofia ai (e pei o mea faʻasao) i le lisi o meaʻai faaopoopo faʻatagaina mo le faʻaaogaina i le gaosiga o meaʻai.
O le sodium sorbate e fa'aaogaina lautele mo le fa'asaoina o fualaau 'aina ma fuala'au fa'asao, fuamoa ma mea fa'afefeteina, mea'ai aano ma i'a, fuala'au sua ma suka ma vaiinu suamalie.