Citric Acid
Citric acid monohydrate occurs as colorless crystals or as white, crystalline powder with a strongly acidic taste. It is efflorescent in dry air, very soluble in water, freely soluble in ethanol (96%) and sparingly soluble in ether.
Citric acid 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. Citric acid 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.
CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS
| ITEM | STANDARD | ACTUAL DATA |
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Colourless | Colourless |
| Translucent | Translucent | |
| Crystals Or AS | Crystals Or AS | |
| White, Fine | White, Fine | |
| Crystaline | Crystaline | |
| Powder | Powder | |
| Identification | Pass Test | Pass Test |
| Clarity and Colour of Solution | Pass Test | Pass Test |
| Content | 99.5-100.5% | 100.0% |
| Moisture | 7.5-8.8% | 8.6% |
| Oxalate | <100mg/kg | <100mg/kg |
| Sulphate | <150ppm | <100mg/kg |
| Readily Carbonisable Substances | ABS <0.52 | <0.52 |
| TRA >30% | >30% | |
| Residue On Ignition (Sulphated Ash) | <0.05% | 0.01% |
| Heavy Metals | <10ppm | <5ppm |
| Arsenic | <1mg/kg | <0.1mg/kg |
| Lead | <0.5mg/kg | <0.1mg/kg |
| Mercury | <1mg/kg | <0.1mg/kg |
| Aluminium | <0.2ppm | <0.2ppm |
| Bacterial Endotonixs | <0.5IU/mg | <0.5IU/mg |
| Isocitric Acid (Relative Substances) | Pass Test | Pass Test |
| Trilaurylamine | <0.1mg/kg | <0.1mg/kg |
| Sterility | Pass Test | Pass Test |
| Barium | Pass Test | Pass Test |
| Calcium | <200ppm | <200ppm |
| Iron | <50ppm | <50ppm |
| Chloride | <50ppm | <50ppm |