Food Additive and Nutrient Sodium Malate (monohydrate/hemihydrate/trihydrate ) - Food Grade, Feed/fodder Grade, Tobacco Grade for Acidity Regulator

Sodium Malate 

What is Sodium Malate ?   

Sodium malate, chemically known as DL-disodium malate, has the molecular formula C4H4O5Na2·H2O. It is a white crystalline powder, odorless and salty, readily soluble in water, with a melting point exceeding 300℃, and requires cool, dry storage.

As a food additive, it functions as an acidity regulator, buffer, water-retaining agent, and preservative, and is widely used in beverages, meat products, dairy products, and baked goods. It can reduce salt usage and maintain water activity.

Feature

Flavor Enhancement and Acidity Regulation: Sodium malate provides a mild salty and umami flavor while possessing buffering capabilities, stabilizing the pH of food systems and mitigating the sharpness of other acidulants. It enhances the overall flavor profile of food, making the acidity more mellow and the texture smoother.

Antioxidant and Preservative Support: Sodium malate has a certain ability to bind metal ions (such as iron and copper), inhibiting the lipid oxidation reactions catalyzed by these ions and delaying food rancidity. Its slightly alkaline nature helps regulate environmental pH, inhibiting the growth of some microorganisms and creating a synergistic effect with preservatives.

Moisture Retention and Texture Improvement: Sodium malate has excellent water-holding and hygroscopic properties, helping meat products and baked goods retain moisture and preventing them from drying out and hardening. It improves the texture of food, such as enhancing the elasticity and tenderness of meat products and making pasta products softer.

Applications

Applications in the food processing industry: Widely used as an acidity regulator, saltiness enhancer, and umami agent in low-sodium soy sauce, seasoning sauces, vinegar, beverages, and other condiments and foods. Used as a quality improver in meat products (such as sausages and ham) to improve water retention, tenderness, and slicing properties. In baked goods, used to adjust dough pH, ​​improve texture, and delay staling.

Health and low-sodium foods: As a partial substitute for table salt (sodium chloride), used in the development of low-sodium salt, reduced-sodium soy sauce, and other healthy condiments to help consumers reduce sodium intake. Used in foods for special medical purposes and health foods as a sodium source and flavor modifier.

Pharmaceuticals and daily chemical industries: Used in pharmaceuticals as a buffer, alkalizing agent, or pharmaceutical excipient in certain tablets or injections. Used in oral care products such as toothpaste and mouthwash as a mild abrasive and pH adjuster.

Product Parameters

For some products that require special packaging during transportation, we will carry out more delicate packaging. For example, retinal needs to be stored at -20 °C, so we choose cold chain transportation during transportation; deoxyarbutin will change color during transportation, so we will Vacuum packing of deoxyarbutin