Sodium Acetate

Sodium Acetate CH₃COONa, also abbreviated NaOAc, is the sodium salt of acetic acid. This colorless deliquescent salt has a wide range of uses.

Contents

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

Uses

• It is an inexpensive chemical that has a wide range of uses, including as a food additive and pickling agent or a laboratory reagent. It is also the prime ingredient in portable, reusable, chemical-based heating packs.

Benefits

•  Sodium acetate may be added to food as a seasoning, sometimes in the form of sodium diacetate, a one-to-one complex of sodium acetate and acetic acid, given the E-number E262. It is often used to give potato chips a salt and vinegar flavor.

Cautions

• Common side effects may include:
• sodium overload
• excessive hydration
• dilution of other serum electrolyte concentrations
• fluid in the lungs, or
• low levels of blood potassium (hypokalemia)

Interactions

• Not known.

Other names

• Sodium ethanoate

References

Source: LiveStrong, https://www.livestrong.com/article/261886-foods-containing-sodium-acetate/

Rxlist, https://www.rxlist.com/sodium-acetate-side-effects-drug-center.htm

Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_acetate