[spunky]

Hello...

I'm packing up for a trip and thought canned tuna would be something easy to take for sandwiches, etc., and picked up Kirkland Signature solid white albacore tuna packed in water with salt and pyrophosphate added... I checked all the lists I've got access to for this pyrophosphate stuff and cannot figure out what it's made from.

don't wanna take a chance on getting sick while travelling... and don't have much time left for buying more stuff. I also have plenty of pbj, sardines, canned salmon... tapioca loaf... I mean I probably have enough as it is witout the tuna... but I just want to make sure I've got enough stuff to easily take wihtout needing refrigeration and not get hungry.

Does anybody here know what pyrophospahte is... is it gluten free/????

Need to know soon....thanks!

[Lisa]

spunky, on Apr 30 2008, 08:01 PM, said:

Hello...

I'm packing up for a trip and thought canned tuna would be something easy to take for sandwiches, etc., and picked up Kirkland Signature solid white albacore tuna packed in water with salt and pyrophosphate added... I checked all the lists I've got access to for this pyrophosphate stuff and cannot figure out what it's made from.

don't wanna take a chance on getting sick while travelling... and don't have much time left for buying more stuff. I also have plenty of pbj, sardines, canned salmon... tapioca loaf... I mean I probably have enough as it is witout the tuna... but I just want to make sure I've got enough stuff to easily take wihtout needing refrigeration and not get hungry.

Does anybody here know what pyrophospahte is... is it gluten free/????

Need to know soon....thanks!

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Sodium pyrophosphate
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Sodium pyrophosphate

Other names tetrasodium pyrophosphate, tetrasodium phosphate
Identifiers
CAS number [7722-88-5]
Properties
Molecular formula Na4P2O7
Molar mass 265.90 g/mol
Appearance Colourless crystals
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references
Sodium pyrophosphate, also called tetrasodium pyrophosphate or tetrasodium phosphate, is a slightly toxic and mildly irritating colorless transparent crystalline chemical compound with the formula Na4P2O7 and CAS number 7722-88-5. It contains the pyrophosphate ion. Toxicity is approximately twice that of table salt when digested orally.[1]. There is a hydrated form, Na4P2O7.10(H2O) which has the CAS number 13472-36-1.[2]

Sodium pyrophosphate is used as a buffering agent, an emulsifier, and a thickening agent, and is often used as a food additive. Common foods containing sodium pyrophosphate include chicken nuggets, marshmallows, pudding, crab meat, imitation crab, canned tuna, and soy-based meat alternatives.

In toothpaste, sodium pyrophosphate acts as a tartar control agent, serving to remove calcium and magnesium from saliva and thus preventing them from being deposited on teeth. Sodium 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.

Sodium pyrophosphate is the crystal deposited in joints in the medical condition pseudogout.[3]

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It does not appear to be gluten related but chemically related.

[spunky]

Thanks, Momma Goose..

so it sounds gluten free, although gross! Right?

Hmmm... just don't wanna starve to death on my trip... but if it's gluten free, that's good enough for now... so you think it looks gluten free, right?

Sounds like it to me. As sure as heck wouldn't wanna get a big ol' gluten reaction going while I'm away either.

thanks for your help.