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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Sequestrants 842<br />

NAME: Potassium phosphate dibasic<br />

CATEGORY: Sequestrant<br />

FOOD USE: Bouillons and consommes/ Cured ham and chopped meat/ Milk powder and cream powder/ Luncheon<br />

meat/ Evaporated milks/ Processed cheese/ Edible ices and ice mixes/ Low-sodium products/ Caramels/<br />

Sparkling wines/ Yeast food/ Cream/ Cured pork shoulder/ Condensed milk/<br />

SYNONYMS: Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate/ Dipotassium orthophosphate/ Dipotassium monophosphate/ Dibasic<br />

potassium phosphate/ Dipotassium phosphate/ DKP/ Dipotassium phosphate/ Dipotassium acid<br />

phosphate<br />

FORMULA: K2 HPO4<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 174.18<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Monobasic/ Pyrophosphate/ Tribasic forms<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Colourless or white granular powder, crystals or masses. Deliquescent<br />

PURITY %: >98<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: 2–5<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 20–30<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3<br />

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

in water: @ 20°C 6g/100ml H2O FUNCTION IN FOODS: Used as a yeast food in the brewing industry. Excellent acidifying agent. Able to form soluble<br />

complexes with alkali and alkali-earth metal ions; these ions interfere with food processing reactions,<br />

e.g. beverage industry. Decreases amount of cooked-out juices. Increases hydration in freeze–thaw<br />

products. Stabilises meat emulsions

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