Pyrophosphate, sequestering calcium in the body, is a potent mitogen, capable of stimulating proliferation in multiple cell types, and a critical participant in bone mineralization (1).

Disodium pyrophosphate  is a chemical component used as an additive in the food and cosmetics industry with the following functions:

• leavening agent
• acidity stabilizer (pH)
• antioxidant

We find it in:

• cheeses
• cereal flours
• packaging of fish and crustaceans
• canned tuna
• toothpastes
• creams
• etc

It is a product considered safe for human health.

Molecular  Formula : H₂Na₂O₇P₂

Molecular  Weight : 221.936

CAS : 7758-16-9

References____________________________________________________

(1) Pyrophosphate Stimulates Differentiation, Matrix Gene Expression and Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in Osteoblasts.
Pujari-Palmer M, Pujari-Palmer S, Lu X, Lind T, Melhus H, Engstrand T, Karlsson-Ott M, Engqvist H.

PLoS One. 2016 Oct 4;11(10):e0163530. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163530. eCollection 2016.