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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Flavour Enhancers 532<br />

NAME: Sodium lactate<br />

CATEGORY: Flavour enhancer<br />

FOOD USE: Biscuits/ Fruits/ Meat products/ Hog carcasses/ Trip/ Vegetable/ Nuts/ Sponge cake/ Swiss roll/ Water<br />

(canned)/ Water (bottled)<br />

SYNONYMS: Arlac S/ Patlac NAL/ CAS 72-17-3/ Per-glycerin/ E325/ EINECS 200-772-0/ Lacolin/ 2hydroxypropanoic<br />

acid monosodium salt/ Lactic acid sodium salt/ Sodium-L-2-hydroxypropionate/<br />

Purasal S/SP 60<br />

FORMULA: CH3 CHOH COONa<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 112.07<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Potassium lactate/ Calcium lactate<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Sodium salt of lactic acid. Colourless or yellowish syrupy liquid; odourless; slight salt taste. Very<br />

hygroscopic; miscible in water and alcohol. Combustible<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 17<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Cooked-out juice retention aid; corrosion preventative; denuding agent; emulsifier; flavour enhancer;<br />

flavouring agent/adjuvant; food additive; glycerol substitute; hog scald agent; humectant; lye peeling<br />

agent; pH control agent; washing agent<br />

ALTERNATIVE: Potassium lactate; calcium lactate<br />

FOOD SAFETY ISSUES: Moderately toxic by intraperitoneal route; eye irritant. When heated to decomposition, will emit toxic<br />

fumes of Na2O

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