Triphosphates

Triphosphates (E451) — stabilizers/sequestrants (sodium and/or potassium salts of triphosphoric acid; e.g., sodium tripolyphosphate—STPP, potassium tripolyphosphate—KTPP) Description • Inorganic food ingredients used as stabilizers, sequestrants, pH adjusters, and water-binding aids. They chelate Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺, moderately raise pH, and increase ionic...