Sodium Gluconate

(in 1,456 products)

1. Binder / Stabilizer - Retains the physical characteristics of food/cosmetics and ensure the mixture remains in an even state.

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

Sodium gluconate is the sodium salt of gluconic acid. Its E number is E576. Sodium gluconate is widely used in textile dyeing, printing and metal surface water treatment. It is also used as a chelating agent, a steel surface cleaning agent, a cleaning agent for glass bottles, and as a chelating agent for cement, plating and alumina dyeing industries. It is a white powder that is very soluble in water.

It is approved to use as food additive in EU and generally recognized as safe food substance in US.

1. PubChem: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23672301

1. EU Approved Food Additive [2018]

- E576

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

- Sodium Gluconate

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

- § 182.6757 - Sodium gluconate