Sodium tripolyphosphate is an additive widely used in the food industry as a preservative and stabilizer, and to improve the smell and color of food products such as beverages, fruit juice, milk, meat and in the manufacture of animal feed.

Also widely used in household cleaning products: detergents and cleaning products in general. Among other applications, it is used in agriculture, clay and pigments, rubber, cement and ceramics, civil construction, lubricants, paper and cellulose, petroleum industries, textile and textile formulators, paints and varnishes, water treatment, glassware, surface treatment and formulators.