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The chemical compound sodium alginate is the sodium salt of alginic acid. Its form as a 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 chemical formula is NaC₆H₇O₆.

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Wired article on Easy Cheese describing sodium alginate

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-The [[chemical compound]] '''sodium alginate''' is the sodium [[salt]] of [[alginic acid]]. It is an extract of [[seaweed]] and is used as a thickener in the food industry and as a gelling agent and [[emulsifier]]. It is also used in indigestion tablets.
+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.
-The major use of Sodim Alginate is in textile industry where it is being used for Reactive Dye Printing,
+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>.
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+* [[Wired]] [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/start.html?pg=4 article] on [[Easy Cheese]] describing sodium alginate
 [[Category:Food additives]]