Sodium Citrate

What is Sodium Citrate?

Sodium Citrate is the sodium salt of Citric Acid. Like Citric Acid and other salts, it has a sour and salty taste. It is commonly known as sour salt, buffer salt or trisodium citrate and is mainly used for flavouring food and drinks or as a preservative. A useful quality of Sodium Citrate is that it reduces the acidity of foods and liquid solutions, so it allows spherification and reverse spherification with strongly acidic ingredients. Sodium Citrate is also used as an antioxidant in food as well as a sequestrant. It dissolves easily and acts instantly. A highly soluble powder.

Sodium Citrate Where To Buy

Buy Sodium Citrate online direct. Available in Sodium Citrate 100g, Sodium Citrate 250g, Sodium Citrate 500g, Sodium Citrate 5kg, Sodium Citrate 10kg and Sodium Citrate 25kg.

Sodium Citrate Recipes

Discover the versatility of Special Ingredients Sodium Citrate with our Mint Chocolate Pearls Recipe. This creative molecular gastronomy recipe demonstrates how Sodium Citrate can be used to help create smooth, stable chocolate pearls with an intense mint flavour. These delicate chocolate spheres make an impressive addition to modern desserts, plated dishes and fine dining presentations.

For another creative use of Sodium Citrate, try our Watermelon Caviar Recipe . This innovative recipe transforms the refreshing flavour of watermelon into delicate, caviar-style pearls, making it an excellent example of molecular gastronomy, culinary spherification and modern food presentation.

From elegant chocolate pearls to fruit caviar, these recipes showcase the versatility of Sodium Citrate in modern gastronomy and demonstrate how specialist food ingredients can be used to create unique textures, flavours and visually striking dishes.