Sodium Acetate

A useful chemical substance with several uses in a variety of industries is sodium acetate. One of its most popular use is as a food additive, where it serves as a preservative and taste enhancer. To enhance the flavor and shelf life of snack items like popcorn and potato chips, it is frequently added to them. In medicine, metabolic acidosis and hyponatremia are two diseases that are treated with sodium acetate administered intravenously. It functions by resupplying the body with salt and reestablishing the pH equilibrium in the blood.