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Sodium alginate

The chemical compound sodium alginate is the sodium salt of alginic acid[?]. It is an extract of seaweed and is used as a thickener in the food industry and as a gelling agent and emulsifier.

Its empirical chemical formula is C₆H₇NaO₆.

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