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Citric Acid Monohydrate


Application: Citric Acid is mainly used as acidulant, flavoring agent, preservative and antistaling agent in food and beverage industry. it is also used as antioxidant, plasticizer and detergent in chemical, cosmetics and cleaning industries.


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Specification: as follows

Chemical Formula: : C6H8O7

 

CAS 5949-29-1

 

Item

UNIT

INDEX

APPEARANCE

-

CLORLESS CRYSTAL

IDENTIFICATION & SOLUBILITY

 

PASS TEST

CLARITY & COLOR OF SOLUTION

 

CLEAR

CONTENT

%

99.5-101.0

MOISTURE

 

7.5-9.0

BARIUM

-

PASS TEST

CALCIUM

PPM

MAX 200

IRON

PPM

MAX 50

HEAVY METALS (AS PB)

PPM

MAX 10

CHLORIDE (AS CL)

PPM

MAX 50

OXALATE

PPM

MAX 100

SULPHATED ASH

%

MAX 0.01

SULPHATE

PPM

MAX 150

READILY CARONISABLE SUBSTANCES

-

PASS TEST

BACTERIA ENDOTOXIN

EU/MG

MAX  0.5

ALUMINUM

PPM

MAX 0.2

LEAD

PPM

MAX 1

MERCURY

PPM

MAX 1

AS

PPM

MAX 1