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Preferred IUPAC name
Disodium hydroxybutanedioate | |
Other names
Disodium malate
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Identifiers | |
3D model (
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ChEBI | |
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.571 |
E number | E350i (antioxidants, ...) |
PubChem
CID
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CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
C4H4Na2O5 | |
Molar mass | 178.051 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Sodium malate is a compound with formula Na2(C2H4O(COO)2). It is the sodium salt of malic acid. As a food additive, it has the E number E350. [1]
Sodium malate is an odorless white crystalline powder. It is freely soluble in water. [2]
It is used as an acidity regulator and flavoring agent. [2] It tastes similar to sodium chloride ( table salt). [3]