Potassium Gluconate
Product Description
| Product | Potassium Gluconate |
| CAS | 299-27-4 |
| Formula | C6H11O7K |
| Synonym | D-Gluconic acid monopotassium salt, Gluconic acid potassium salt, D-Gluconic acid potassium salt, Monopotassium D(-)-pentahydroxy capronate, Potassium gluconate Potassium pentahydroxycaproinate, Potassuril, D-Gluconic acid, potassium salt (1:1), Monopotassium salt of D-gluconic acid |
Typical Product Specifications
| Taste | Slightly bitter taste |
| Solubility | Readily water soluble |
| Appearance | Free-flowing, white to slightly yellow, crystalline powder |
| Insolubility | in alcohol, ether, chloroform, benzene |
| Odor | wh. or ylsh. fine powd., odorless, sl. bitter taste |
| Melting Point | 180 c (dec.) |
| Molecular weight | 234.3 |
| Chemical Structure | ![]() |
| Notes | The potassium salt of gluconic acid that is used in pharmaceutical ingredients, as a buffer salt in food stuffs when sodium in not desired, and as a sequestering agent in textiles and galvanic surface treatment. Use: CHELATING, SKIN PROTECTING |
| Class | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) & Intermediates, Food and Beverage Chemicals - Sweeteners - Acidulants - Emulsifiers, Industrial Chemicals, Specialty Citrates and Naturally Fermented Products |
| Industry | Food Chemicals, Nutrition, Industrial, Pharmaceutical |

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