• Molecular Formula : NaNO2
• Appearance : White or pale yellow crystal powder
• CAS NO : 7632-00-0
• HS Code : 2834-10-1000
• It is soluble in water and has a hygroscopicity
• It reacts with flammable materials and reductants as a strong oxidizer
• It decomposes when contacting an acid and produces a nitrogen oxide gas
• As a food additive, it combines with myoglobin or hemoglobin contained in meat to
make the color of the meat pink
• It is also used as dyes, medicines, pesticides, etc
| Items | Food |
|---|---|
| Appearance | White crystal powder |
| Purity (%) | Min. 97.0 |
| Confirmatory test | Nitrite and sodium salt reactions |
| Dissolved phase | Transparent (1g→20 ㎖) |
| Chlorine as Cl (%) | Max. 0.02 |
| SO4 (%) | Max. 0.02 |
| Arsenic as As | Max. 4.0 |
| Lead as Pb | Max. 2.0 |
| Mercury as Hg | Max. 1.0 |
| Loss on drying (%) | Max. 3.0 (100℃→5hr) |
| Packing Unit | 25kg PE-Bag |
