Phosphates
They are widely used additives in the food industry, where they can have various functionalities:
- Hardening agents
- Emulsifiers
- Stabilizers
- Leaving agents
- Acidity regulators
- Emulsifying salts
- Sequestrants
They are used among other aspects such as:
- Adjuvant in the extraction of meat proteins to improve the water retention capacity
- Protection of the milk protein avoiding its precipitation when subjected to thermal process
Products
- Sodium tripolyphosphate 451i
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate 450i
- Tetrasodium pyrophosphate 450iii
- Sodium hexametaphosphate 452i
- Anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate 339 ii
