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Citric acid, a naturally occurring fruit acid, is masterfully produced through the microbial fermentation of a carbohydrate substrate. This versatile compound stands as the most universally utilized organic acid and pH-control agent in a diverse array of applications, spanning foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and technical fields.
Application
1.In the food industry, it is 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.
2. In the medicine industry, it is 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.
Items | Specification |
Appearance | Colorless or white crystals granules or powders, extremely soluble in water, easy soluble in ethanol |
Solution color & clarity | Conform |
Assay (%) | 99.5-100.5 |
Light Transmittance (%) | ≥ 95.0 |
Moisture (%) | 7.5-9.0 |
Readily Carbonisablle Substance | ≤ 1.0 |
Sulphated Ash (%) | ≤ 0.05 |
Chloride (%) | ≤ 0.005 |
Sulphate (%) | ≤ 0.015 |
Oxalate (%) | ≤ 0.01 |
Calcium (%) | ≤ 0.02 |
Iron (mg/kg) | ≤ 5 |
Arsenic (mg/kg) | ≤ 1 |
Lead | ≤ 0.5 |
Water Insoluble Substances | Filtration time not more than 1 min; Filter membrane basically doesn't change color; Visual mottled particles not more than 3. |
