sodium lactate food grade is colorless or slightly yellow, viscous transparent clear liquid, odorless or slightly special odor, mildly salty taste, sodium lactate content of not less than 50%, miscible with water and ethanol at any ratio, nearly neutral in its aqueous solution, and insoluble in diethyl ether and trichloromethane.
Items Standards
Appearance Clear, colourless, slightly syrupy liquid
Solubility Miscible with water and with alcohol
Identification A Reaction of lactates
Identification B Reaction of sodium
pH 5.0-9.0
Color 50APHA
Stereo chemical purity(L-isomer) 95%
Chloride 0.05%
Sulphate 0.005%
Lead 0.0002%
Sugar Passes test
Citrate/Oxalate/Phosphate/Tartrate Passes test
Methanol and methyl esters 0.025%
Assay 60%
Cyanide 0.00005%