Sodium Gluconate (Food Grade) CAS#527-07-1
High Solubility: Sodium gluconate features excellent water solubility, easily soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, and insoluble in ether and oily solvents, which is convenient for mixing and use in various food formulas.
Stable pH: Its aqueous solution is weakly alkaline with stable pH value, no obvious change after long-term storage and moderate heating, owning good solution stability and chemical stability.
Versatile Uses: It is widely used as food chelating agent, acidity regulator, nutritional supplement and food texture improver in food manufacturing industry.
Crystalline Form & Hygroscopic Nature: This product is white crystalline powder with slight hygroscopicity, odorless and non-toxic, easy to weigh, transport and store for standardized production operation.
Sodium gluconate, characterized by the molecular formula C₆H₁₁NaO₇, presents as white odorless crystalline solid with food grade safety standard. It has strong metal ion chelating ability, mild property and good biological safety. It keeps stable property under normal temperature environment, will not decompose harmful substances, and conforms to food additive use standards.
Sodium Gluconate Chemical Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Melting point | 206 °C (dec.)(lit.) |
| Density | 1.76 g/cm³ |
| Vapor density | Not applicable |
| Refractive index | 1.458 |
| Storage temp | Store below +25°C, sealed dry place |
| Solubility | Freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol |
| Form | Crystalline powder |
| Color | White |
| Odor | Odorless |
| PH Range | 7.0-8.5 at 100 g/l |
| PH | 7.0-8.5 (100g/l, H₂O, 20℃) |
| Water Solubility | 590 g/L (25 ºC) |
| Sensitive | Slightly hygroscopic |
| Merck | 13,8729 |
| BRN | 3919553 |
| Stability | Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidants and strong acids |
| InChIKey | PUJWYGGDTCVQFL-UHFFFAOYSA-M |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 527-07-1(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Sodium gluconate(527-07-1) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | D-Gluconic acid sodium salt (527-07-1) |
Safety Information
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Hazard Codes | Non-hazardous |
| Risk Statements | No risk phrases |
| Safety Statements | S24/25 |
| WGK Germany | 1 |
| RTECS | LZ4900000 |
| F | No fire hazard |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HS Code | 2918160000 |
This compound is used as food grade chelating agent, food stabilizer, dough conditioner and nutritional fortifier in food industry. It also serves as high-efficiency concrete retarder, metal cleaning agent, water treatment scale inhibitor, daily chemical mild additive and feed additive. Moreover, it can be applied in pharmaceutical auxiliary materials, environmental cleaning agents and building material functional additives for diversified industrial production.
