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C6H5Na3O7
258.07 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning

Sodium citrate

CAS68-04-2EC200-675-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Food additive and buffering agent

Sodium citrate refers to any of the sodium salts of citric acid. It is commonly used as a food additive and buffering agent.

Food additiveBuffering agent

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

trisodium;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate

InChIKey

HRXKRNGNAMMEHJ-UHFFFAOYSA-K

SMILES

C(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O.[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]

Synonyms (54)
  • E331
  • Sodium citrate (USP)
  • Sodium citrate dihydrate USP Fine Granular
  • Albright's Solution
  • Anhydrous trisodium citrate
  • Bicitra
  • CITRIC ACID, SODIUM SALT
  • Canesten oasis
  • Citnatin
  • Citrate Concentrated Solution
  • Citreme
  • Citric acid trisodium
  • Citric acid, monosodium salt
  • Citric acid, trisodium salt
  • Citric acidsodiuM,anhydrous
  • Citrofluyl
  • Citrosodina
  • Citrosodine
  • Citrosodna
  • Cymalon
  • Cystemme
  • Cystocalm
  • Cystoleve
  • E-331(III)
  • FEMA NO. 3026, ANHYDROUS-
  • Isolyte E
  • Micolette
  • Micralax
  • Modified Shohl's Solution
  • Monosodium dihydrogen citrate
  • Natrii citras
  • Natrocitral
  • Relaxit
  • SODIUM CITRATE, UNSPECIFIED
  • Sod cit
  • Sodium citrate
  • Sodium citrate (Na3C6H5O7)
  • TRISODIUM CITRATE
  • Tongue Gel Set
  • Trisodium citrate, anhydrous
  • anhydrous sodium citrate
  • sodium (iii) citrate
  • sodium citrate salt
  • sodium citrate, anhydrous