Product Characters:White Crystalline Powders, Colorless Crystals or Granules
Executive Standards:BP/USP/FCC/E330/GB1886.235-2016
Packaging :25kg net composite paper-plastic bag or 3-ply kraft paper bag with PE liner,Form-Fill-Seal heavy packaging PE bags;500kg or 1000kg net PP woven Jumbo bag with PE liner
Storage :kept in a clean,dry,well-ventilated place
Main Usage: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.
Item | Unit | Quality Standards | Analysis Results |
CHARACTERS | - | White or almost white,crystalline powder, colourlesscrystals or granules. Odorless.has a strongly acid taste. Verysoluble in water, freely solublein ethanol,very slightly solublein diethyl ether. | Pass |
Identification | - | Pass Test | PASS |
Appearance of solution | - | Pass Test | Pass Test |
Assay | % | 99.5-100.5 | 99.9 |
Water | % | 7.5-8.8 | 8. 68 |
Readily CarbonisableSubstances | - | Pass Test | Pass |
Sulphated Ash(Residue onIgnition) | % | ≤0. 05 | 0.02 |
Sulfate | mg/kg | ≤50 | <50 |
Oxalate | mg/kg | ≤50 | <50 |
Chloride | mg/kg | ≤5 | <5 |
Lead | mg/kg | ≤0.1 | <0.1 |
Arsenic | mg/kg | ≤0.1 | <0.1 |
Mercury | mg/kg | ≤0.1 | <0.1 |
Aluminium | mg/kg | ≤0.2 | <0.1 |
Heavy Metals | mg/kg | ≤5 | <5 |
Bacterial endotoxins | IU/mg | <0.5 | <0.5 |