Sodium Gluconate

Sodium gluconate is a compound with formula NaC₆H₁₁O₇. It is the sodium saltof gluconic acid. It has the E number E576.

Contents

• Uses
• Benefits
• Cautions
• Interactions
• Other names
• References

Uses

• Sodium gluconate is widely used in textile dyeing, printing and metal surface water treatment.
• It is also used as a chelating agent, a steel surface cleaning agent, a cleaning agent for glass bottles, and as a chelating agent for cement, plating and alumina dyeing industries.
• It is a white colorless powder that is very soluble in water.

Benefits

• Regulation of acid-base balance in human body, to restore the normal nerve function, can also be based on the same objective, used as a food additive.
  • Excellent chelating agent
  • Highly efficient set retarder
  • Efficient plasticiser / water reducer
  • Bitterness inhibitor

Cautions

Please consult your pharmacist.

Interactions

None are recorded.

Other names

E576, Sodium D-gluconate

Reference

Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_gluconate

Lubonchem, http://www.lubonchem.com/blog/?p=349

Jungbunzlauer, http://www.jungbunzlauer.com/en/products/gluconates/sodium-gluconate.html