, a plant-based
egg alternative that contains tetrasodium pyrophosphate Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used as a
buffering agent, an
emulsifier, a dispersing agent, and a
thickening agent, and is often used as a
food additive. Common
foods containing tetrasodium pyrophosphate include
chicken nuggets,
marshmallows,
pudding,
crab meat,
imitation crab, canned
tuna, and
soy-based
meat alternatives and
cat foods and cat treats where it is used as a
palatability enhancer. In
toothpaste and dental floss, tetrasodium pyrophosphate acts as a
tartar control agent, serving to remove
calcium and
magnesium from
saliva and thus preventing them from being deposited on
teeth. Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is used in commercial dental rinses before brushing to aid in
plaque reduction. Tetrasodium pyrophosphate is sometimes used in household
detergents to prevent similar deposition on
clothing, but due to its
phosphate content it causes
eutrophication of
water, promoting
algae growth. ==Production==