Sodium-Citrate

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Sodium Citrate: The Salt That Makes Cheese Sauce Smooth
What sodium citrate (E331) is, how it emulsifies cheese, why it buffers soda, its FDA GRAS status, and where it shows up on ingredient labels
Beginner
Why Some Cheeses Melt Smooth and Others Turn to Greasy Strings
Why mozzarella melts into smooth strings while parmesan can grease out and clump, how cheese age and calcium decide the result, and what sodium citrate fixes.
Intermediate