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KOLOD POTASSIUM SULFATE

CAS Number
7778-80-5

Potassium Sulfate white monoclinic crystal or crystalline powder, odorless. It tastes bitter and salty. It’s also called anhydrous mirabilite. Relative density is 2.68. Melting point is 884℃. It’s soluble in water and glycerin, insoluble in ethanol. Aqueous solution is alkaline. When exposed to air, it’ll easily absorb moisture and turn into aqueous Sodium Sulfate. Fine Sodium Sulfate Decahydrate with high purity is called glauber salt. It’s used as caramel pigment manufacturing agent and edible pigment diluents

Properties

Physical Form
Powder

Product families

Applications

Food & Nutrition — Food
  • Savory & Culinary

Product Families

Food Ingredients — Taste & Flavor
  • Salt & Salt Substitutes
  • Spices Herbs & Seasonings
Food Ingredients — Whole Foods, Extracts & Premixes
  • Alternates & Replacements

Other characteristics

Brand
KOLOD
Functions
Salt Substitute, Seasoning Mix
Ingredient Name
Potassium Sulfate
Usage
It is used as seasoning and salt substitute.
Markets
Food & Nutrition
Packing

It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.

Character

It occurs as colorless or white hard crystal or as crystalline powder. It tastes bitter and salty. Relative density is 2.662. 1g dissolves in about 8.5mL of water. It's insoluble in ethanol and acetone. The PH of 5% aqueous solution is about 5.5 to 8.5.

Technology
Food Ingredients
Packaging Type
Bags
Storage and Transport

It should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from heat and moisture during transportation,unloaded with care so as to avoid damage.Furthermore, it must be stored separately from poisonous substances.

Food Ingredients Features
Low Sodium
Food Ingredients Functions
  • Salt Substitute
  • Seasoning Mix

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