It is the sodium salt of gluconic acid, commonly used for its outstanding chelating property, acting as a stabilizer and thickener to improve the quality and stability of processed food & meat products.
Also used for its PH buffering and improve taste in drink (reducing the bitterness/aftertaste). It inhibits bitter flavors in dairy products, processed fruit, vegetables, cereals, preserved fish and many other applications.
Commonly used as industrial cleaning agent, water stabilizer and medicine etc.