Comparing E331 - Sodium citrates vs E451II - Pentapotassium triphosphate
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What is e331 in food?
E331 is sodium citrates—the mono-, di-, and trisodium salts of citric acid—used mainly as acidity regulators/buffers, sequestrants, and emulsifying salts in foods like soft drinks and processed cheese.
How are sodium citrates used in molecular gastronomy?
They’re used to adjust and buffer pH, chelate calcium, and act as an emulsifying salt—commonly to make ultra-smooth, meltable cheese sauces and to tune acidity/calcium levels for techniques like spherification and stabilizing foams.
What are sodium citrates degradation byproducts?
Under normal food use they’re stable; with strong heating/combustion they decompose to carbon oxides (CO2/CO) and sodium oxides (and related inorganic residues).
Why does sodium citrates burn?
It isn’t flammable; any “burning” sensation typically comes from irritation of skin, eyes, or mouth at high concentrations due to its mildly alkaline, saline nature, and on heating it decomposes rather than sustaining a flame.
What is the refractive index of ktpp?
There isn’t a single published refractive index for solid pentapotassium triphosphate; food-grade specs don’t list it. For aqueous solutions, refractive index depends on concentration and temperature, so you’d need to measure nD under your specific conditions.
What is the refractive index of potassium triphosphate?
A fixed refractive index isn’t typically reported for the solid; it’s not a standard QC parameter for this additive. In solution, the refractive index increases with concentration and varies with temperature and wavelength, so measure it for your formulation.
What is the refractive index of potassium tripolyphosphate?
No standard single value is published for the solid; specifications for E451ii don’t include refractive index. For practical purposes, determine nD on your specific potassium tripolyphosphate solution at the required concentration and temperature.