Sodium Alginate’s form is a flavorless gum that is used as an emulsifier or to increase viscosity in the food industry. It can also be use in preparing dental impressions or in indigestion tablets. Some of its major applications is in textile screen-printing, carpet jet-printing, reactive dye-printing and as thickener for reactive dyes. When it comes to food additives, sodium alginate is best used in producing gel-like foods.