Magnesium chloride

ingredient

About

Magnesium chloride (MgCl2), food additive E511, is an inorganic salt used as a coagulant in making tofu from soy milk; in Japan the crude form from seawater is sold as nigari.[1]

Products (1)

Also known as

  • E511
  • MgCl2
  • nigari ja

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia: Magnesium chloride Accessed 2026-09-26.
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