Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate, also called sodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium phosphate or TSPP, is a colorless transparent crystalline chemical compound with the formula Na4P2O7. It is a salt composed of pyrophosphate and sodium ions.
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Molecular Formula:
Na4O7P2
Molecular Structure:
Uses:
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a buffering agent, an emusifier, a dispersing agent, and a thickening agent, and is often used as a food additive. Common foods containing tetrasodium pyrophosphate include chicken nuggets, marshmallows, pudding, crab meat, imitation crab, canned tuna, and soy-based meat alternatives and cat foods and cat treats where it is used as a palatability enhancer.
ITEMS | SPECIFICATION |
Main content Na4P2O7 % ≥ | 95.0~100.5 |
Orthophosphate | Pass |
PH | 9.9-10.7 |
Heavy Metals (as Pb) % ≤ | 0.001 |
Pb % ≤ | 0.0004 |
As % ≤ | 0.0003 |
F % ≤ | 0.005 |
Water insoluble substances % ≤ | 0.2 |
Loss on ignition % ≤ | 0.5 |
Size | 90% min pass 100mesh |