Acidulants & Citrates

Sodium Citrate

Sodium citrate is manufactured by the neutralization of citric acid with sodium hydroxide. Odorless and with a slightly salty taste, the sodium citrate from Cargill is available in the form of white translucent crystals, in the granular and fine granular presentations, for use in various applications.

Category	Products	Functionality
Beverages Powdered drinks Isotonic drinks	Trisodium citrate dihydrate	Acts as plugging agent
Dairy Long life milk Melted cheeses	Trisodium citrate dihydrate	Acts in the stabilization of protein as a sequestrant and plugging agent.

Some Cargill products are only approved for use in certain geographies, end uses, and/or at certain usage levels. It is the customer’s responsibility to determine, for a particular geography, that (i) the Cargill product, its use and usage levels, (ii) the customer’s product and its use, and (iii) any claims made about the customer’s product, all comply with applicable laws and regulations.