Compound Summary

General Compound Information

sodium chloride

Description
Sodium chloride is an inorganic chloride salt having sodium(1+) as the counterion. It has a role as an emetic and a flame retardant. It is an inorganic chloride and an inorganic sodium salt.
Synonyms
sodium chloride;  7647-14-5;  Salt;  Table salt;  Halite;
FlavorDB ID
182
PUBCHEM ID
Molecular Weight
58.44
Molecular Formula
ClNa
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[Na+].[Cl-]
IUPAC Inchikey
FAPWRFPIFSIZLT-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Compound Classification
Compound classification information is not available!
Compound Quality
CATEGORY QUALITY THRESHOLD OCCURENCE REFERENCE
taste bitter 6.200e+3 µmol/L gouda cheese details
taste bitter 6.400e+3 µmol/L gouda cheese details
taste salty 1.300e+4 µmol/L gouda cheese details
taste salty 5.000e+3 µmol/L emmental cheese details
taste salty 3.900e+3 µmol/L gouda cheese details
taste salty 3.900e+3 µmol/L gouda cheese details
taste salty 7.500e+3 µmol/L morel mushrooms details
taste salty 7.500e+3 µmol/L morel mushrooms details
taste salty taste water details
Compound Toxicity and Food Additive Safety (OFAS)
Toxicity Summary
Link to the Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity (DSSTox) Database
The rare inadvertent intravascular administration or rapid intravascular absorption of hypertonic sodium chloride can cause a shift of tissue fluids into the vascular bed, resulting in hypervolemia, electrolyte disturbances, circulatory failure, pulmonary embolism, or augmented hypertension. ( toxnet)
Source: DrugBank or Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Food Additive Safety (OFAS)
SODIUM CHLORIDE is used for ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER. More food additive safty information please view GRAS report.
EFSA's chemical Hazards Database : OpenFoodTox
This compound is found in OpenFoodTox with the name: Sodium chloride
Receptors
Receptor information of this compound is not available!
GC-MS Consensus Spectra
GC-MS Consensus Spectra information of this compound is not available!