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<p><meta charset="UTF-8" /><span data-huuid="449965370188312199" style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) has diverse uses as a multi-functional food additive and industrial chemical.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></p>


<p><span data-huuid="449965370188310262" style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><mark class="QVRyCf" style="background-size: 200% 100%; font-weight: 500; border-radius: 4px; padding: 0px 2px; animation: 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.1, 1) 0.25s forwards highlight-animation; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In food, it acts as an emulsifier, preservative, and moisture-retaining agent for seafood, meats, and dairy products, and also helps improve dental health in pet foods by binding calcium in saliva</mark><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;">STPP helps retain moisture, making meats and seafood appear juicier and increasing their sale weight.</span><span jscontroller="JHnpme" class="pjBG2e" data-cid="05c18a4f-c26f-41c6-821e-a686390b91a4" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md" style="letter-spacing: 0.1px;"><span class="UV3uM" style="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>


<p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">It acts as an emulsifier, preventing fats from separating and keeping foods like meat sauces smooth and stable.</span><span jscontroller="JHnpme" class="pjBG2e" data-cid="a042c951-2566-453a-a6ac-3dbd8b85476d" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md" style="letter-spacing: 0.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"><span class="UV3uM">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>


<p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">STPP slows oxidation and preserves foods like seafood, meat, and poultry for longer;&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-wrap-mode: nowrap;">It contributes to a firm, bouncy texture in processed meats.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-wrap-mode: nowrap;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none" /></span></span></p>


<p><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-wrap-mode: nowrap; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It is recognised as a food additive (E number E451) with regulations on its permitted quantities.</span></span></p>


<p><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span data-huuid="449965370188312421" style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53);">Industrially: &nbsp;STPP functions as a water softener, sequestering agent to prevent corrosion and scale in water systems, and a dispersing agent in detergents, soaps, and various industrial cleaning agents:&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It is used to control corrosion and soften water by sequestering calcium and iron ions in water distribution systems; &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Its pH buffering and water-softening properties make it effective in detergents and soaps; &nbsp;</span></span>STPP is utilized as an industrial cleaner, degreaser, and dispersant.<span jscontroller="JHnpme" class="pjBG2e" data-cid="f160417d-6083-4269-bd18-cb4c22685152" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md"><span class="UV3uM" style="white-space: nowrap">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none" /></span></span></span><br /></span></p>


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