Product Name: Citric Acid
Other Name: Citric Acid Anhydrous
Molecular Formula: C6H8O7
Molecular Weight: 192.12
Appearance: White Crystalline Powder
Purity: 99%
CAS Number: 77-92-9
EINECS number: 201-069-1
Mesh: 12-100
Standard: BP/USP/FCC/E330/GB1886.235-2016
Citric acid is widely distributed in nature, found in plants such as lemon, orange, pineapple, currant, raspberry, Grape Juice fruit and animal bones, muscles, blood. Citric acid is synthesized with sugar, starch, molasses, grapes and other sugary material fermentation, can be divided into anhydrous and two kinds of pure hydrate. Citric acid is a colorless transparent crystal or white powder, odorless, has an attractive acidity. Translucent colorless crystals obtained from concentrated aqueous solution of heat in the anhydrous melting point is 153℃. Translucent colorless crystals obtained from water solution is a water softening, the density is 1.542.75 at about 100℃melting. One water compoment can loss water in dry air. It is a strong organic acid. It is soluble in water, ethanol and ether. Used in the manufacture of drugs, soda, candy, also used as a metal cleaning agent, mordant.
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
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