
Sodium Caseinate
- IUPAC Name
- sodium caseinate
- Molecular Formula
- Casein + NaOH salt form
- Molecular Weight (g/mol)
- 142.2000
- InChIKey
- ZNEWHQLOPFWXOF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H6O3S2/c3-7(4,5)2-1-6/h6H,1-2H2,(H,3,4,5)
- Synonyms & Trade Names
- Sodium caseinate; Caseinate sodium; Soluble casein
Categories
Technical Document
Brief Overview
Sodium caseinate is a food additive used as an emulsifier and thickener. It is widely used in a wide range of processed food products as a source of protein and for its nutritional properties. Hence, many sports industries use sodium caseinate as their raw materials.
Manufacturing Process
The manufacturing process of sodium caseinate consists of forming a casein suspension, solubilisation of casein using sodium hydroxide, and drying of the sodium caseinate produced.
