sodium nitrite
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Purpose
Standards: Sodium nitrite specifications
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- Coloring agent for meat, fish, fish eggs, etc.
- Order-disorder ferroelectrics
- Antirust agent (rust preventive agent)
Food additives used as coloring agents
Sodium nitrite is produced by absorbing nitrogen oxide gas into a sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate solution.
In addition to maintaining a stable color of meat, it is known as an additive that suppresses the growth of many types of bacteria, including Clostridium botulinum, and prevents meat products from spoiling.
NaNO2
-It is a colorless or yellow orthorhombic crystal.
・It shows deliquescent properties and dissolves well in water, and the aqueous solution shows alkalinity.