Food additives: How much does the benzoate added in wonton or dumpling skin affect human health?

Question

I have been making Chinese potstickers that people were going crazy for, but I noticed that in the ingredients, Benzoate is added to keep the freshness of the product. How much do they usually put in one package of dumpling skin(approx.42pieces)??

Answer 1

I think benzoate (sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate) acidifies the dough a little to prevent bacteria and fungus growth.

You're worried about it in wonton skins, yet benzoate is quite common and you probably ingest more through soda than eating wontons.

From this website, most foods use at most 0.1% (by weight, not volume). So for every 1 ounce (28.35 grams) of wonton skin, there is at most 0.001 ounces (0.028 grams) of sodium benzoate.
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-09/969376641.Ch.r.html

Preservatives http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodic.html
Prevent food spoilage from bacteria, molds, fungi, or yeast (antimicrobials); slow or prevent changes in color, flavor, or texture and delay rancidity (antioxidants); maintain freshness

Products
Fruit sauces and jellies, beverages, baked goods, cured meats, oils and margarines, cereals, dressings, snack foods, fruits and vegetables

Name of Chemicals
Ascorbic acid, citric acid, sodium benzoate, calcium propionate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, calcium sorbate, potassium sorbate, BHA, BHT, EDTA, tocopherols (Vitamin E)

Answer 2

more than likely not an amount you can detect it is just another salt for the food psychotics to attack..

sodium benzoate
NOUN:
The sodium salt of benzoic acid, NaC7H5O2, used as a food preservative, an antiseptic, and an intermediate in dye manufacture and in the production of pharmaceuticals. Also called benzoate of soda .

Remember listing some compound with NO amount = less than 1% of total volume...☺

Answer 3

Relatively large amounts of benzoic acid are found in cranberries and lingonberries. It's quite harmless. In fact, it's the benzoic acid that kills bacteria in the urinary tract (although sodium benzoate won't have that beneficial effect). That's why cranberries are recommended for urinary infections.