| FEMA | 3027 |
| CAS | 10124-56-8 |
| EINECS | 233-343-1 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
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| Odor | N/A |
| Flavor | N/A |
| Material Notes | Emulsifier, texturiser, dietary supplement, sequestrant, binding agent, pig/poultry scald agent, potential food contaminant arising from paper/board packaging Sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) is used as a sequestrant and has applications with in a wide variety of industries, including as a food additive in which it is used under the E number E452i. Sodium hexametaphosphate of commerce is typically a mixture of polymeric metaphosphates, of which the hexamer is one, and is usually the compound referred to by this name. It is more correctly termed sodium polymetaphosphate. (Wikipedia) |