Synonyms: Diphosphoric acid, disodium salt,Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate,Disodium diphosphate,Sodium acid pyrophosphate, SAPP

Application:

• popular leavening agent found in baking powders
• In canned seafood, it is used to maintain color and reduce purge during retorting
• keeps potato color from darkening
• used to remove iron stains on hides during processing
•  stabilize hydrogen peroxide solutions against reduction
• used as a tartar control agent in toothpastes
• used in cat foods as a palatability additive
• When added to scalding water, it facilitates removal of hair and scurf in hog slaughter and feathers and scurf in poultry slaughter