Complaint
Citric acid is an important organic acid, colorless crystal, odorless, has a strong sour taste, soluble in water, is an acidity regulator and food additive.
In food production, citric acid is mainly used as a flavoring agent, antioxidant, and sour agent.
| Name | Citric Acid Anhydrous | Citric Acid Monohydrate |
| Appearance | Colourless or White crystalline powder | Colourless or White crystalline powder |
| Chemical formula | C6H8O7 | C6H8O7·H20 |
| CAS No. | 77-92-9 | 5949-29-1 |
| EINECS No. | 201-069-1 | 201-069-1 |
| Molecular weight | 192.1 | 210.14 |
| Model number | BP98/E330/USP24/FCC | BP93/BP98/E330/USP24/FCC |
| Packing | In 25KG composite paper-plastic bags | In 25KG composite paper-plastic bags |
| Name | Citric Acid Anhydrous | Citric Acid Monohydrate |
| Item | Standard | Standard |
| Assay, % | 99.5-100.5 | - |
| Purity, % | - | 99.5-101.5 |
| Sulphate, ppm | 150 Max | 150 Max |
| Oxalate, ppm | 100 Max | 100 Max |
| Calcium, ppm | 200 Max | - |
| Heavy metals, ppm | 5 Max | 5 Max |
| Iron, ppm | 50 Max | - |
| Chloride, ppm | 50 Max | - |
| Sulphated ash, ppm | 0.1 Max | 0.05 Max |
| Barium | Pass | Pass |
| Bacterial endotoxin, IU/mg | 0.5 Max | 0.5 Max |
| Aluminium, ppm | 0.2 Max | 0.2 Max |
| Lead, ppm | 1 Max | 0.5 Max |
| Moisture, % | 0.5 Max | 7.5-8.8 |
| Mercury, ppm | 1max | 1max |
