Magadi soda [Supplementary Concept]

abundant salt in East African countries used in treatment of high- & low-tannin grain sorghums to reduce assayable tannins & improve nutritive value of grains; sodium sesquicarbonate salt (MF= Na2CO3NaHCO3.H2O); RN given refers to Na salt[2:3]

Date introduced: May 19, 1981

MeSH Unique ID: C029065

Registry Number: Y1X815621J

Heading Mapped to:

• Bicarbonates

Entry Terms:

• sodium sesquicarbonate
• trona
• raw Magadi soda

Previous Indexing:

• ALKALIES (81-81)
• CARBONATES (1981-2008)