Acid benzoic shine farin crystalline acid C7H6O2 tare da ɗan ƙanshin ƙanshi wanda ake amfani dashi azaman kayan adana abinci da fungicides. Abu ne na halitta wanda ke faruwa a dabi'a a cikin tsire-tsire daban-daban kuma ana amfani da shi wajen kera kayayyaki daban-daban kamar su turare, rini, da magunguna.
