Citric acid is mainly used as acidulant,flavoring agent,preservative and assisting agent,preservative and anti staling agent in food and beverage industry.Moreover,it is also used as antioxidant,plasticizer and detergent in chemical,cosmetics and cleaning industries.
sting Item | Citric Acid Anhydrous | Citric Acid Monohydrate |
Assay/% | 99.5~100.5 | 99.5~101.5 |
Water/% | ≤0.5 | ≤7.5~9 |
Sulphated Ash (Residue On Ignition)/% | ≤0.05 | ≤0.05 |
Sulphate/% | ≤0.01 | ≤0.015 |
Oxalate/% | ≤0.01 | ≤0.01 |
Calcium(Ca)/% | ≤0.02 | ≤0.02 |
Iron(Fe)/% | ≤0.0005 | ≤0.0005 |
Chloride(Cl)/% | ≤0.005 | ≤0.005 |
Readily Carbureted Substances/% | K≤1.0 | K≤1.0 |
Arsenic(As)/% | ≤0.0001 | ≤0.0001 |
Heavy metal(Pb)/% | ≤0.00005 | ≤0.00005 |
Note: Special requirements of particle size should be negotiated by both suppliers and customers | ||
