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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Acidulants 62<br />

NAME: Sodium diacetate<br />

CATEGORY: Chelating agents/ pH control agents/ Preservatives/ Flavour enhancers and modifiers<br />

FOOD USE: Baked goods/ Dairy products/ Edible oils and fats/ Meat, poultry and eggs and products/ Sugars, sugar<br />

preserves and confectionery<br />

SYNONYMS: Dykon/ Sodium acid acetate/ Sodium hydrogen diacetate/ CAS 126-96-5<br />

FORMULA: CH3-COONa-CH3-COOH·xH2O<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 142.09, anhydrous<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Calcium diacetate<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White, hygroscopic crystalline solid<br />

BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS 235<br />

PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760 mm Hg):<br />

MELTING POINT IN °C: 58<br />

PURITY %: ≥39 to £41 acetic acid; ≥58 to £60 sodium acetate<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: £2<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN £10<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: £3<br />

SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:<br />

in water: @ 25°C 100<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Sodium diacetate is GRAS for miscellaneous and general-purpose usage in the United States with no<br />

limitation other than good manufacturing practices. Sodium diacetate can be used as a preservative in

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