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Citric acid
Citric acid is a weakorganic acid. It is a natural preservative conservative and is also used to add an acidic, or sour, taste to foods and soft drinks. In biochemistry, the conjugate base of citric acid, citrate, is important as an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, and therefore occurs in the metabolism of virtually all living things.
It is Colorless or white crystalline powder and mainly used as an acidulant, flavorant and preservative preservative in foods and beverages. It is also used as an antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent, builder.
Specification
| Item | Standard(E200) | Results |
| Characters | White crystals or a white,crystalline powder | Conform |
| Appearance of solution | Conform | Conform |
| Assay (% ) | 99.5-100.5 | 99.90 |
| Water (% ) | ≤0.15 | 0.14 |
| Sulphated Ash (% ) | ≤0.05 | < 0.02 |
| Readily Carbonisable Substances | Not deeper in the standard | Pass |
| Sulfate% | ≤0.002 | < 0.002 |
| Oxalate% | ≤0.002 | < 0.002 |
| Lead(mg/kg) | ≤0.5 | <0.5 |
| Arsenic(mg/kg) | ≤0.2 | <0.2 |
| Mercury (mg/kg) | ≤0.1 | < 0.1 |
| Aluminum(ppm) | ≤0.2 | < 0.2 |
| Heavy metals(ppm) | ≤10 | < 10 |
| Bacterial endotoxins(IU/mg) | ≤0.5 | < 0.5 |
| Tridodecylamine | ≤0.1 | < 0.1 |
Our Service
Since 1992, Hugestone Enterprise Co., Ltd. has been dedicating itself as an active manufacturer and supplier of chemical products on an international scale. It owns four factories and holds shares in several joint-ventures, covering its products of Aspartame;Ascorbic Acid Coated/DC, Calcium/Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbyl Phosphate;Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate; Fructose Crystalline.
With its experienced and successful working with both Chinese and international markets, Hugestone also collaborates well with and acts as an agent for many factories in various ways. Now Hugestones has expanded its lines with over one hundred kinds of products in Food Ingrdients & Feed Additives, Nutriceuticals( Biochemiclas) & Botanical Extracts, Pharmaceuticals and Intermediates.
In addition, our R&D experts team are engaged in the research and development of new products to tailor our customers' requirements and to perfect our services.Quality Products and Efficient Services are always our Promise and Principal.
