Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 This is the salt used in Recupertat-ion. Here is an interesting study of what it does. Sodium citrate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sodium citrate is the sodium salt of citric acid with the chemical formula of Na3C6H5O7. In this sense, it is similar to calcium citrate. Like citric acid, sodium citrate has a sour taste. Like other salts, however, it also has a salty taste. For this reason, citrates such as sodium and calcium citrate are common known as sour salt (sometimes, people refer to citric acid as sour salt). It is chiefly used as a food additive, usually for flavor or as a preservative. Sodium citrate gives club soda both its sour and salty flavors. Sodium citrate is common in lemon-lime soft drinks, and it is partly what causes them to have their sour taste. In 1914, the Belgian doctor Albert Hustin and the Argentine physician and researcher Agote successfully used sodium citrate as an anticoagulant in blood transfusions. It continues to be used today in blood collection tubes and for the preservation of blood in blood banks. The citrate ion chelates calcium ions in the blood, disrupting the blood clotting mechanism. This substance is also used to control Acidity in some substances, such as Jello® Research from the british Journal of Sports Medicine (2003) showed that using sodium citrate (approx 37grams) improved running performance over 5km by 30 seconds. Ref: Oopik, V et al 2003; 37: 485-489. Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_citrate " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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