Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Trisodium citrate has the chemical formula of Na3C6H5O7. It is sometimes referred to simply as sodium citrate though sodium citrate can refer to any of the three sodium salts of citric acid. It possesses a saline mildly tart flavor. For this reason citrates of certain alkaline and alkaline earth metals (e.g. sodium and calcium citrates) are commonly known as sour salt (occasionally citric acid is erroneously termed sour salt).
