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Sodium alginate
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
.
Its
empirical
chemical formula is C
6
H
7
NaO
6
.