Preservatives & Biocides
Sodium Nitrite
An inorganic salt used as a curing agent, preservative, and color fixative in processed meat products. It inhibits Clostridium botulinum growth and stabilizes the characteristic pink color of cured meats.
An inorganic salt used as a curing agent, preservative, and color fixative in processed meat products. It inhibits Clostridium botulinum growth and stabilizes the characteristic pink color of cured meats.
- CAS
- 7632-00-0
- EC / EINECS
- 231-555-9
- Formula
- NaNO2
- HS Code
- 283410
- Food Code
- E250
- Grades
- sodium nitrite food grade (E250), technical grade, liquid 40%, industrial, food-grade (E250), pharma-grade, food grade (E250), FCC, pharma (Ph. Eur./USP), technical
- Synonyms
- sodium nitrite, E250, 7632-00-0, NaNO2, nitrous acid sodium salt, CAS 7632-00-0
Compliance
- · REACH-aligned supply
- · CLP-labelled