The Sodium Metabisulfite Market is driven by a thriving food and beverage sector
The market for sodium metabisulfite was valued at USD 326 million in 2018 and is expected to increase at a rate of around 6.3 percent from 2019 to 2025. The sodium metabisulfite market is driven by a thriving food and beverage sector, particularly in developed countries such as the United States, as well as rising need for food packaging to protect food quality, which has significantly boosted market size throughout the anticipated time period. Sodium metabisulfite is an inorganic chemical made up of oxygen, sodium, and sulphur that is soluble in water and glycerin, making it suited for a variety of applications. Because of its antimicrobial properties, sodium metabisulfite can be used as a preservative, reducing agent, antioxidant, disinfectant, colour fixative, leavening agent, and bleaching agent in alcoholic beverages such as wine, cocktail mixes, wine coolers, and pastries such as cookies, quiche crust, pizza crust, crackers, dried fruit and juice mixes, and so on. BASF, for exam