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-The [[chemical compound]] '''sodium alginate''' is the sodium [[salt]] of [[alginic acid]]. Its form as a [[natural gums|gum]], when extracted from the cell walls of brown [[algae]], is used by the foods industry to increase [[viscosity]] and as an [[emulsifier]]. It is also used in indigestion tablets.
-Sodium alginate has no discernable flavor.
-Another major use of Sodim Alginate is [[reactive dye printing]], where it is used in the [[textile industry]].
-Its [[empirical formula|empirical]] chemical formula is NaC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>7</sub>O<sub>6</sub>.
-'''Radioactivity with in the body'''
-Sodium alginate is a good chelator for pulling radioactive toxins from the body which have taken that place of ther non-radioactive counterparts examples like Iodine 131 and Strontium 90.
-==External links==
-* [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/start.html?pg=4 article] [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] on [[Easy Cheese]], describing sodium alginate
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-[[Category:Food additives]]
-[[Category:Sodium compounds]]
-[[ja:アルギン酸ナトリウム]]
-[[de:Natriumalginat]]
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