Food Additive Citric Acid Monohydrate

 1.Character
 
Product name citric acid
Chemical formula C6H8O7
molecular weight 192.14
CAS login number 77-92-9
Einecs:201-069-1
melting point 153
view :white crystalline powder


2.Specification
 

No.	Item	Standard (BP98)
1	Appearance	Colourless or white crystal
2	Identification and solubility	Pass the test
3	Clarity and colorless of solution	20% water solution clarity
4	Assay	99.5% to 101.0%
5	Humidity	≤0.5%
6	Sulphated ash	≤0.1%
7	Loss on drying	7.8-8.8%
8	Sulphate	≤150ppm
9	Oxalates	≤350ppm
10	Calcium	≤200ppm
11	Heavy metals	≤10ppm
12	Iron	≤50ppm
13	Chloride	≤50ppm
14	Readily carbureted substance	Standard color
15	Barium	Pass the test
16	Bacterial endotoxin	≤0.5IU/G
17	Aluminium	≤0.2ppm
18	Arsenic	≤4ppm
19	M, , erury	≤1ppm
20	Lead	≤1ppm
21	Organic volatile impurity	Pass the test
22	Tridodecylamine	≤0.1ppm
23	U.V. Readiation absorption value	Pass the test

 
 
 
3.Uses
Used in food and beverage industry as sour agent, flavouring agent and antiseptic, antistaling agent. Also used in the chemical industry, cosmetics industry and washing industry used as antioxidant, plasticizer, detergent
 
4. Packing
 It is packed with polythene bag as the inner layer, and a compound plastic woven bag as the outer layer.
 
The net weight of each bag is 25kg.