SODIUM DL-MALATE
Prepared at the 67th JECFA (2006) and published in FAO JECFA Monographs 3 (2006), superseding specifications prepared at the 30th
JECFA (1986) and published in FNP 52 (1992) and in the Combined Compendium of Food Additive specifications, FAO JECFA monographs 1
(2005). Metals and arsenic specifications were revised at the 59th JECFA (2002). An ADI 'not specified' was established at the 23rd JECFA (1979).
SYNONYMS Malic acid sodium salt; INS No. 350(ii)
DEFINITION
Chemical names Disodium DL-malate, hydroxybutanedioic acid disodium salt
C.A.S. number 676-46-0
Chemical formula Hemihydrate: C4H4Na2O5 · 1/2 H2O
Trihydrate: C4H4Na2O5 · 3 H2O
Formula weight Hemihydrate: 187.1 Trihydrate: 232.1
Assay Not less than 98% and not more than 102% on the dried basis
DESCRIPTION Odourless white crystalline powder or lumps
FUNCTIONAL USES Acidity regulator
