SODIUM LACTATE (SOLUTION)
Prepared at the 18th JECFA (1974), published in NMRS 54B (1975) and in FNP 52 (1992). Metals and arsenic specifications revised at the 61st JECFA (2003). An ADI 'not limited' for lactic acid and its salts was established at the 23rd JECFA (1979)
SYNONYMS INS No. 325
DEFINITION Chemical names Sodium lactate, sodium 2-hydroxypropanoate
C.A.S. number 72-17-3
Chemical formula C3H5NaO3
Formula weight 112.06 (anhydrous)
Assay Not less than 95% and not more than 110% of the labelled amount. This specification is based on a 60% w/w solution of C3H5NaO3 in water.
DESCRIPTION Colourless, transparent, liquid. Odourless, or with a slight, characteristic odour
FUNCTIONAL USES Antioxidant synergist, bodying agent, humectant
