Sodium malate

Structural formula
	Structural formula without specifying the stereochemistry
General
Surname	Sodium malate
other names	DL-Malic Acid Disodium Salt; Disodium malate; E 350 ;
Molecular formula	C 4 H 4 Na 2 O 5
Brief description	odorless white solid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	211-627-6
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.571
PubChem	8736
ChemSpider	8407
Wikidata	Q836788
properties
Molar mass	178.05 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	> 300 ° C
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances	no GHS pictograms
	no GHS pictograms
H and P phrases	H: no H-phrases
	P: no P-phrases
Toxicological data	3500 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rat , sc )
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Sodium malate (more precisely disodium malate) is a chemical compound from the group of malates , more precisely the disodium salt of malic acid . In addition to this, there is also a monosodium malate with the empirical formula C ₄ H ₅ NaO ₅ .

properties

Sodium malate is an odorless white solid that is freely soluble in water. In addition to the anhydrate, there is also a hemihydrate and a trihydrate.

use

Sodium malate is generally approved in the EU as a food additive with the number E 350 without maximum quantity restriction ( quantum satis ) as an acidity regulator for all foods. A maximum quantity restriction of 350 milligrams per liter (quantum satis) applies to lime and lemon juice.

Individual evidence

↑ Entry on E 350: Sodium malates in the European database on food additives, accessed on June 17, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Meeting, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Compendium of Food Additive Specifications Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives: 67th Meeting 2006 . Food & Agriculture Org., 2006, ISBN 978-92-5105559-5 , pp. 49 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e data sheet DL-Malic acid disodium salt, ≥95% (capillary GC) from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on January 26, 2016 ( PDF ).
↑ Zusatzstoffe-online.de: Sodium Malate
↑ Food Additives in Europe 2000 . Nordic Council of Ministers, 2002, ISBN 978-92-893-0829-8 , pp. 281 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ enius.de: E350, E350 , accessed on January 27, 2016.
↑ Sabine Nieslony: Food Additives International Standards and Numbering Systems . Behr's Verlag DE, 2014, ISBN 3-89947-991-2 , p. 218 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[E-Nummer350-1] Entry on E 350: Sodium malates in the European database on food additives, accessed on June 17, 2020.

[Joint_FAO/WHO_Expert_Committee_on_Food_Additives._Meeting,_Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations-2] Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. Meeting, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Compendium of Food Additive Specifications Joint FAO / WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives: 67th Meeting 2006 . Food & Agriculture Org., 2006, ISBN 978-92-5105559-5 , pp. 49 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[Sigma-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e data sheet DL-Malic acid disodium salt, ≥95% (capillary GC) from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on January 26, 2016 ( PDF ).

[4] Zusatzstoffe-online.de: Sodium Malate

[FA-5] Food Additives in Europe 2000 . Nordic Council of Ministers, 2002, ISBN 978-92-893-0829-8 , pp. 281 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[enius.de-6] us.de: E350, E350 , accessed on January 27, 2016.

[Sabine_Nieslony-7] Sabine Nieslony: Food Additives International Standards and Numbering Systems . Behr's Verlag DE, 2014, ISBN 3-89947-991-2 , p. 218 ( limited preview in Google Book search).