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Sodium citrate (x:1)

CAS 994-36-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

7775-43-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium citrate (x:1) in plain language

What it is

Also known as 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, sodium salt · Acide citrique, sel de sodium · Cellmic MB 9082 · E 331 · acido citrico, sal de sodio · citric acid sodium salt

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sodium citrate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a preservative, a chelating agent and a pH adjuster.

  • Preservative
  • Chelating agent
  • pH adjuster
  • Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium citrate (x:1) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 67 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning products and household care, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, Cleaning agent, Preservative.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 67 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning products and household care, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent, Cleaning agent, Preservative.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium citrate (x:1). These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sodium citrate (x:1) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sodium citrate (x:1) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

67

Named organisations

4

Construction and building materialsCleaning products and household careSpecialty occupational productsFood and drugLaboratory suppliesArts and crafts/office supplies

Typical roles

PreservativeChelating agentpH adjusterCleaning agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium citrate (x:1); each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium citrate (x:1) in the catalog.