Sodium gluconate is salt of gluconolactone.
Sodium gluconate is synthetically produced by neutralizing gluconic acid with a sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate inorganic salts by acidifying calcium gluconate with sulfuric acid filtering the product and drying it.
Sodium gluconate is a used in Industrial, Food and Cosmetic applications. It is one of the accepted Chelating agent and pH adjusting agent. The other applications are into Metal Finishing chemicals, Textiles, Bottle washing.
The Sodium Gluconate ingredient acceptable in its Food E 576 substance.
The Sodium Gluconate is far superior and environment friendly product than EDTA or NTA presently used.
Yes in 2 days more than 98% Sodium Gluconate is completely biodegradable
Sodium Gluconate is used as fast setting retarder and also work as good water reducing agent.
Sodium Gluconate is used as bitter masking agent in various ready to eat food formulations and processing. In Food industry Gluconate salts are used as sequestrant agent to chelate metal ions. The vital ingredient as PH buffer in fruit juices or fruit drink.
Gluconate is best choice of taste improver for beverage.
A choice for stabilizer in meat products increasing water-holding capacity thus improving its firmness.