Disodium Phosphate

(in 2,284 products)

1. Acidity Regulator / Buffering Agent - Changes or maintains the acidity or basicity of food/cosmetics.

2. Anti-caking Agent - Prevents lumps from forming in food due to excess water. They usually function as a water repellent or by absorbing excess moisture.

3. Chelating Agent (Chelants) - Binds to and removes potentially toxic or unwanted metals

4. Gelling Agent / Thickener - Increases the viscosity by thickening the liquid to give it more texture

Disodium Phosphate is used in conjunction with trisodium phosphate in foods and water softening treatment. In foods, it is used to adjust pH. Its presence prevents coagulation in the preparation of condensed milk. Similarly, it is used as an anti-caking additive in powdered products. It is used in desserts and puddings, e.g. Cream of Wheat to quicken cook time, and Jell-O Instant Pudding for thickening. In water treatment, it retards calcium scale formation. It is also found in some detergents and cleaning agents.

It is approved to use as food additive in EU (E339ii).

1. PubChem: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24203

1. EU Approved Food Additive [2018]

- E339(ii)

2. Japan’s List of Designated Food Additives under Article 10 of the Food Sanitation Act

- Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate (Disodium Phosphate)

3. Canada List of Permitted Food Additives

- List 8 - Sodium Phosphate, dibasic

4. US FDA Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) (21 CFR 182) [2017]

- § 182.6290 - Disodium phosphate