Sodium Citrate Dihydrate → Trimagnesium dicitrate

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A powdered blend mixture was prepared containing about 17.7% trisodium citrate dihydrate and 8.2% magnesium hydroxide (which can react in water to form a magnesium citrate which acts in part as compound A), along with 21.2% ammonium phosphate monobasic and 5.9% ammonium phosphate dibasic (which can act as compound B), 6.0% yeast extract, and 41% whey by mixing the ingredients in a tumbler bin to produce 3,000 pounds of product. After preparation, the powder was added to stirred water (75 pounds/100 gallons), heated to 85° C. for 45 minutes and allowed to cool to about 24° C. prior to inoculation (1%) by weight with a lactic acid producing streptococus starter culture. This medium allows in situ formation of the insoluble salt magnesium ammonium phosphate through reaction after the medium is hydrated. Repeated field trials were conducted with the bacteria grown in this medium and they grew in large numbers and were highly active. It should be noted that the exact chemical reaction sequence and specific chemical composition of the neutralizing agent(s) may be complex.

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