Synonyms: Diphosphoric acid, disodium salt,Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate,Disodium diphosphate,Sodium acid pyrophosphate, SAPP
Application:
- popular leavening agent found in baking powders
- In canned seafood, it is used to maintain color and reduce purge during retorting
- keeps potato color from darkening
- used to remove iron stains on hides during processing
- stabilize hydrogen peroxide solutions against reduction
- used as a tartar control agent in toothpastes
- used in cat foods as a palatability additive
- When added to scalding water, it facilitates removal of hair and scurf in hog slaughter and feathers and scurf in poultry slaughter
