Monosodium tartrate

Monosodium tartrate or sodium bitartrate is a sodium acid salt of tartaric acid.

As a food additive it is used as an acidity regulator and is known by the E number E335.

As an analytical reagent, it can be used in a test for ammonium cation which gives a white precipitate.

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