Citric Acid is mainly used as acidulant, flavouring agent
CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE BP98/93/2004/USP28/FCC IV/E330
Description:
Citric acid monohydrate is Colorless or white crystalline powder,mainly used as an acidulating, flavoring and preservative in foods and beverages. It is also used as an antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent builder.
Common characters:
Molecular Formula: C6H8O7·H2O
Molecular Weight210.14
Quality Index
Item | Unit | Standard (BP98) | Standard (E330) |
CHARACTERISTICS |
| COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTAL | COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTAL |
IDENTIFICATION TEST |
| PASS THE TEST | PASS THE TEST |
CLARITY & COLOUR OF SOLUTION |
| 20% WATER SOLUTION CLARITY | 20% WATER SOLUTION CLARITY |
ASSAY | % | 99.5-101.0 | 99.5-101.0 |
MOISTURE | % | 7.5-9.0 | ≤8.8 |
SULPHATED ASH | % | ≤0.1 | ≤0.05 |
SULPHATE | ppm | ≤150 |
|
OXALATE | ppm | ≤350 | ≤100 |
CALCIUM | ppm | ≤200 |
|
HEAVY METALS | ppm | ≤10 | ≤5 |
IRON | ppm | ≤50 |
|
CHLORIDE | ppm | ≤50 |
|
READILY CARBURETED SUBSTANCE |
| STANDARD COLOUR | STANDARD COLOUR |
BARIUM |
| PASS THE TEST |
|
BACTERIAL ENDOTOXIN | IU/mg | ≤0.5 |
|
ALUMINIUM | ppm | ≤0.2 |
|
ARSENIC | ppm |
| ≤1 |
MERCURY | ppm |
| ≤1 |
LEAD | ppm |
| ≤1 |
Main Application:
Citric Acid is mainly used as acidulant, flavouring agent, preservative and antistaling agent in food and beverage industry. Moreover, it is also used as antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent in chemical, cosmetics and cleaning industries.
Food industry:
Citric acid monohydrate can be used as the acidulant in the making of soda, candy, biscuit, can, jam, juice and so on. Moreover, it can be used as the antioxidant of grease.
Medicine Industry:
Citric acid monohydrate can be the raw material of many pharmaceuticals, such as ferric ammonium citrate (blood tonic), sodium citrate (blood transfusion agent) and so on. Moreover, citric acid is also used as the acidulant in lots of medicines.
Chemical Industry:
Citric acid monohydrate can be taken as the non-toxic plasticizer to make the plastic film of food package.
Other Application:
Citric acid monohydrate can be used as both the auxiliary agent in the industrial and civil detergent to make nuisanceless detergent and the retarder in concrete. Moreover, it is also applied to industries like electroplating, leather and ink.
Packing: The packing of Citric acid monohydrate includes 25kgs net, 500kgs net and 1000kgs net per bag with or without pallet.
Reservation: Kept in a light-proof, well-closed, dry and cool place.
Annual Capacity: 200,000tons
