Sodium citrate

You can make your own sodium citrate if you can't find it or run out and need some. Here is the recipe (formula) that makes 11 grams, mix 8 (7.96) grams of citric acid and 9.5 (9.48) grams of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) then add to your liquid. It will foam and after the foam subsides the liquid will contain about 11 grams of SC. If you want to make SC and save it here are the ratios, for every 2.1 grams of citric acid, use 2.5 grams of sodium bicarbonate in a little water, this ratio will yield about 2.9 grams of SC. Then on medium heat evaporate off the water and the remaining powder left in the pan is sodium citrate. It's just chemistry.

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Robert_Conn_II_123023

Wow....I'm so glad I looked at your past posts and saw this. I currently have some sodium citrate but I usually don't. For certain needs there is just no substitute for it (ever made Parmesan Reggiano slices?). Thank you VERY much for this info....will definitely try it.

j.j.jamison7491

Ok - simple simon here - I want to make up a large batch of the citric acid and baking soda - to have on hand for the future. If I have a bag of citric acid - 2 pounds - how much baking soda do I mix with it - to have a good supply on demand?

tim.d.chin

Hi!

Given the above ratio from @fisher23, you're looking at roughly 1072 g baking soda.

2 lbs=~900g

(9.48/7.96) x (900) = 1071.9

Hope this helps!