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Sodium acetate is the sodium salt of acetic acid, formula C2H3NaO2, supplied anhydrous or as the trihydrate, with CAS number 127-09-3 and the European additive number E262(i). It is a white crystalline powder, freely soluble in water, giving a mildly alkaline solution. The related sodium diacetate, E262(ii), is a molecular complex of sodium acetate and acetic acid and delivers a sharper acid note.
It has two distinct roles. As a flavouring it supplies the taste of vinegar in dry form, which is the basis of salt and vinegar crisps and dry seasonings: liquid vinegar would wet the product, whereas the solid salt delivers the same note in a free-flowing powder. As a preservative the acetate ion inhibits bacteria, moulds and yeasts, and it is used particularly against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat meat and poultry, where acetate and diacetate blends extend safe shelf life without heat treatment. It also acts as a buffer, holding pH steady in products where acidity would otherwise drift during processing or storage.
It is used in ready-to-eat meats and poultry, snack seasonings, bread and bakery as a mould inhibitor, pickled products, sauces and canned foods.
Bio Green Foods supplies food-grade sodium acetate to specification on assay, pH, loss on drying, chlorides, sulphates and heavy metals.
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