Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate TSPP
Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is an inorganic sodium salt comprised used in the food industry as an emulsifier and in dental hygiene as a calcium-chelating salt.
Description
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate is used in the food industry as a buffering agent, an emulsifier, a dispersing agent, and a thickening agent.
It is often used as a food additive in 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. Also used in some common baking powders.
In toothpaste and dental floss, it acts as a tartar control agent, serving to remove calcium and magnesium from saliva and thus preventing them from being deposited on teeth. It helps in plaque reduction.
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate also acts as an excellent cleaning agent and is used in detergents, metal treatment, and paints, as well as in the mining industry.
Additional information
| Appearance | Colorless crystals |
|---|---|
| Odor | Odorless |
| Density | 2.534 g/cm3 |
| Solubility in water | 2.61 g/100ml @ 0°C; 6.7 g/100ml @ 25°C; 42.2 g/100ml @ 100°C |
