sodium citrate
noun
: a crystalline salt Na3C6H5O7 used chiefly as a buffering agent, as an emulsifier, and in medicine as an expectorant, chelator, alkalinizing agent, and blood anticoagulant
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Antacids contain sodium bicarbonate or sodium citrate that may cause gas or bloating.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Other products use sodium citrate and may add chloride separately.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Parents, 11 June 2024
Hugo Spritz Cocktail Spritz Society Pickle keeps its ingredients quite simple: white wine, sparkling water, pure white vinegar, cane sugar, natural flavor, sodium citrate, fruit and vegetable juices (color).
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2024
Look for detergents that contain ingredients like sodium carbonate or sodium citrate, which are known to be effective at softening water.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
But one ingredient gave her pause: sodium citrate.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2023
In the end, the magic of sodium citrate simply couldn’t be replicated.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2023
Using natural ingredients like organic tapioca syrup, sea salt, citric acid, and electrolytes like potassium citrate and sodium citrate, this electrolyte drink mix gives you the energy and electrolytes needed to power through your long runs.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2023
When Gerber and Stettler added a salt called sodium citrate to their vat in 1912, however, fat stayed trapped among the proteins, even as the cheese melted and then cooled into a dense, easily sliceable form.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2011
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Other products use sodium citrate and may add chloride separately.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Parents, 11 June 2024
Hugo Spritz Cocktail Spritz Society Pickle keeps its ingredients quite simple: white wine, sparkling water, pure white vinegar, cane sugar, natural flavor, sodium citrate, fruit and vegetable juices (color).
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2024
Look for detergents that contain ingredients like sodium carbonate or sodium citrate, which are known to be effective at softening water.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
But one ingredient gave her pause: sodium citrate.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2023
In the end, the magic of sodium citrate simply couldn’t be replicated.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2023
Using natural ingredients like organic tapioca syrup, sea salt, citric acid, and electrolytes like potassium citrate and sodium citrate, this electrolyte drink mix gives you the energy and electrolytes needed to power through your long runs.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2023
When Gerber and Stettler added a salt called sodium citrate to their vat in 1912, however, fat stayed trapped among the proteins, even as the cheese melted and then cooled into a dense, easily sliceable form.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2011
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“Sodium citrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20citrate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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