What is Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate made of?!


Question:

What is Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate made of?

does it come from animal or does it have any alcohol in it?


Answers:
here is the thing..its a mix of chemicals. BAD ONES! let me explain... Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate is a mix the sign for it is Na2H2P2O7
lets break that down shall we??

Detailed Product Description
Features:
1) Synonym: sodium acid pyrophosphate anhydrous, disodium dihydrogen
pyrophosphate, SAPP
2) Formula: Na2H2P2O7
3) Molecular weight: 221.94
4) CAS number: 7758-16-9
5) Use as a leavening acid in commercial baking powder process used in:
liquid processing, dry blending, functional use in foods buffer; leaving
agent; sequestrant, used in flame-resistant material

below are things it contains

Assay (Na2H2P2O7)93.0-100.5%
MAXIMUM LIMITS
Arsenic (as As)3 mg/kg
Fluoride.005%
Insoluble Substances1%
Lead2 mg/kg

It's used to keep food from changing color (like when you cut a potato or apple and it turns brown). It's supposed to be harmless. It's two sodium atoms, two hydrogen atoms, two Phosphate atoms and seven Oxygen. It's a stable, oderless, white powder, and acts as a salt.

Your getting close to being paranoid with the chemical names
What the h does anyone care really
Food freaks are less than 1% Out side of the religious fools.

water air and gas

salt hydrogen and phospheric acids

dont know

Used as buffer,expansion agent,chelating agent ,addesiuve agent; Used in cheese, lunchmeat, ham, crab meat. The
Molecular Formula is Na2-H2-P2-O7.




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