Sujata Nutri Pharma is one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of Sodium Citrate CAS no. 6132-04-3.
Sodium citrate, also known as E331, is a tri-sodium salt of citric acid. In food products, it is commonly used as a flavor and preservative. In pharmaceutical formulations, it is used as a buffer, emulsifier and sequestering agent. It’s soluble in water and becomes deliquescent upon contact with moist air. It’s insoluble in alcohol.
Sodium citrate may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in raw material, food and pharmaceutical formulations by titrimetry.
It has an alkalinizing activity. You can also call it trisodium citrate. It gets widely used as a food preservative, anticoagulant for stored blood, and alkalization of urine to get rid of kidney stones.