Anhydrous citric acid
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.
Product Introduction
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Item |
Unit |
BP |
USP |
FCC |
E330 |
GB1866.235-2016 |
ENSIGN |
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characters |
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White Crystalline Powders,Colorless Crystals or Granules.Odorless, has a strongly acid taste. |
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Identification |
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Pass Test |
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Color & Clarity of Solution |
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Pass Test |
Pass Test |
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Pass Test |
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Assay |
% |
99.5-100.5 |
99.5-100.5 |
99.5-100.5 |
≤99.5% |
99.5-100.5 |
99.5-100.5 |
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Water |
% |
≤1 |
≤1 |
≤0.5 |
≤0.5 |
≤0.5 |
≤0.5 |
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Readily Carbonisable Substances |
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Not Darker than Standard |
Not Darker than Standard |
A≤0.52，T≥30% |
Not Darker than Standard |
≤1.0 |
Not Darker than Standard or A≤0.52，T≥30% |
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Sulphated Ash |
% |
≤0.1 |
≤0.1 |
≤0.05 |
≤0.05 |
≤0.05 |
≤0.05 |
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Sulphate |
ppm |
≤150 |
≤150 |
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/ |
≤100 |
≤50 |
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Chloride |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
/ |
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≤50 |
≤5 |
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Oxalate |
ppm |
≤360 |
≤360 |
≤100 |
≤100 |
≤100 |
≤50 |
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Calcium |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
≤200 |
/ |
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Aluminum |
ppm |
≤0.2 |
≤0.2 |
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/ |
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≤0.2 |
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Arsenic |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
/ |
≤1 |
≤1 |
≤0.1 |
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Lead |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
≤0.5 |
≤0.5 |
≤0.5 |
≤0.1 |
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Mercury |
ppm |
/ |
/ |
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≤1 |
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≤0.1 |
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Heavy Metals |
ppm |
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/ |
/ |
/ |
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≤5 |
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Bacterial Endotoxins |
IU/mg |
≤0.5 |
Pass Test |
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/ |
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＜0.5 |
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Laurylamine |
Mg/kg |
/ |
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≤0.1 |
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