Ingredients --
Sodium citrate
Chemical Formula:
Synonyms
Trisodium citrate
Description
White odorless crystals
Uses
Sodium citrate is used in ice cream to keep the fat globules from
sticking together. Citrates and phosphates both have this property.
It is also an anti-coagulant.
As a buffering agent, sodium citrate helps maintain pH levels in
soft drinks.
As a sequestering agent, sodium citrate attaches to calcium ions
in water, keeping them from interfering with detergents and soaps.
Compounds with similar functions are
sodium carbonate,
sodium edta,
phosphoric acid,
pentasodium pentetate,
Tetrasodium etidronate.
and
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate.