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E357 Potassium adipate is an artificial potassium salt of adipic acid used primarily in the food industry as an acidity regulator, flavor enhancer, and buffering agent.
E357 Potassium adipate imparts a tart, sour taste to foods and keeps powder-based products dry and stable.
E357 Potassium adipate is a compound with formula K2C6H8O4.
CAS: 19147-16-1
MF: C6H8K2O4
MW: 222.32
EINECS: 242-838-1
Synonyms
DIPOTASSIUM ADIPATE;Kaliumadipat;Potassiumadipate;Adipic acid dipotassium salt
E357 Potassium adipate is a potassium salt and common source ingredient of adipic acid.
E357 Potassium adipate has E number E357.
E357 Potassium adipate is a buffering agent and corrosion inhibitor used in food processing and industrial applications for pH control and metal protection.
E357 Potassium adipate is a synthetic acidity regulator and flavor enhancer with the chemical formula.
E357 Potassium adipate provides a tart, sour taste to foods while also acting as a buffering agent, raising agent, and firming aid.
E357 Potassium adipate is a food additive used as an acidity regulator, pH regulator, and buffering agent.
E357 Potassium adipate is the potassium salt of adipic acid, a dicarboxylic acid that also occurs naturally in some fruits and vegetables, although industrial production is carried out by chemical synthesis.
Industrially, E357 Potassium adipate is obtained by oxidation of cyclohexane or cyclohexanol, and then neutralized with potassium hydroxide to form the salt.
E357 Potassium adipate appears as a white crystalline powder, odorless, with a slightly salty taste, very soluble in water, and with a buffering capacity in a pH range close to neutrality.
E357 Potassium adipate's main function is to stabilize the acidity of foods, preventing variations that could affect taste, texture, or preservation.
E357 Potassium adipate is mainly used in bakery products, pastries, beverages, desserts, jellies, jams, and processed meat products.
E357 Potassium adipate Chemical Properties
density: 0.72[at 20℃]
vapor pressure: 9.7Pa at 20℃
Water Solubility: 1000g/L at 20℃
LogP: -4.2 at 20℃
