Main uses: Sodium lactate is used in food, with functions of water retention, acidity regulation, oxidation resistance, bulking, thickening, and stability. It is also a food additive with antiseptic effects. Adding sodium lactate to meat processing can effectively prolong the shelf life of meat products. When sodium lactate is used together with other preservatives (such as potassium sorbate, sodium diacetate, etc.), the bacteriostatic effect is more significant. In addition to its bacteriostatic effect, sodium lactate also has the effects of maintaining moisture, improving yield, reducing moisture release from vacuum packaged products, resisting oxidation, and increasing meat flavor in meat products. Adding sodium lactate to raw Lamian Noodles, dumpling skin and Wonton skin can effectively prevent the water inside the product from flowing to the surface, and keep the surface properly dry and not sticky; In the cosmetics industry: Sodium lactate is a natural moisturizing factor that is widely used as a moisturizer in skin care products. It can also be used as a moisturizing agent in various bath products: it can be used as a pH regulator in liquid soaps, soaps, and shampoos. Adding it to bar soaps can reduce the loss of moisture during storage, thereby preventing soap from drying and cracking. In medicine, racemic sodium lactate products with a specific specific specific rotation can be used in the synthesis of cefuroxime sodium bulk drugs.