ʻO Sodium Gluconate i kapa ʻia ʻo D-Gluconic Acid, Monosodium Salt ka paʻakai sodium o ka waikawa gluconic a hana ʻia e ka fermentation o ka glucose. He keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo, crystalline solid/powder i hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka wai. ʻAʻole ia e corrosive, ʻaʻohe mea make, biodegradable a hiki ke hoʻololi hou. ʻO ka waiwai nui o ka sodium gluconate kona mana chelating maikaʻi loa, ʻoi aku hoʻi i nā hopena alkaline a me ka concentrated alkaline. Hoʻokumu ia i nā chelates paʻa me ka calcium, ka hao, ke keleawe, ka aluminika a me nā metala kaumaha ʻē aʻe. He mea ʻoi aku ka chelating ma mua o EDTA, NTA a me nā phosphonates.