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SODIUM

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
mineral
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Descriptors
odorlesssaline

Ambiguous ingredient — 'Sodium' is not a standard perfumery raw material on its own. It may refer to a sodium-salt aromachemical or a trade name shorthand; without more context, likely a metallic/mineral-ozonic accord material with a cold, slightly saline character.AI · claude-opus-4-7

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chemicals · No. 2850

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1259.

G.R.A.S.FEMA 3025
odorlesssaline
MW
84.01
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Appearance

White crystalline powder.

Solubility

10% soluble in water, almost insoluble in alcohol. Insoluble in oils.

Odor

Odorless. Mildly alkaline, also saline, taste at concentrations above 500 ppm.

Uses in flavor

To be effective as a fungistat or preservative, the material must be incorporated in acid or mildly acid media. It is of little or no effect in alkaline solution.

Production

Produced from Benzoic acid.

Identity
Aliases · 3
NatronSodium acid carbonateSodium hydrogen carbonate
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