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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Sequestrants 830<br />

NAME: Citric acid<br />

CATEGORY: Sequestrant<br />

FOOD USE: Fruit juice drinks and beverages/ Frozen dairy products/ Preserves/ Wines and cider/ Evaporated milks/<br />

Curing meats/ Jams and jellies/ Cheese and cheese spreads/ Pie fillings/ Jelly candies/ Sherbet and icecream/<br />

Canned apples/ Canned fruit/ Confections/ Canned sardines/ Carbonated beverages/ Canned<br />

figs/ Canned crab and shrimp/ Frozen fruit and dried fruit/ Mayonnaise/ Cocoa powder/ Canned<br />

vegetables/ Salad dressing/ Table olives/ Fats and oils/ Canned chilli/ Instant potatoes/ Pickled<br />

cucumbers/ Bouillons and consommes/ Canned baby food/ Infant formula/ Cereal-based foods for<br />

infants<br />

SYNONYMS: Citric acid anhydrous/ 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3 propane tricarboxylic acid/ Citric acid monohydrate/<br />

Beta-hydroxytricarballytic acid/ Citro/ INS 330/ E330<br />

FORMULA: C6 H8 O7<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 192.12<br />

ALTERNATIVE FORMS: Ammonium citrate/ Isopropyl citrate/ Stearyl citrate/ Calcium citrate/ Potassium citrate/ Sodium citrate/<br />

Triethyl citrate<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: White or colourless crystalline solid; strongly acid taste<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 153<br />

FLASH POINT IN °C: 100<br />

IONISATION CONSTANT AT 25°C: K 1 8.2 ¥ 10 -4 , K2 1.8 ¥ 10 -5 , K3 3.9 ¥ 10 -6<br />

DENSITY AT 20°C (AND OTHER 1.665<br />

TEMPERATURES) IN g/l<br />

HEAT OF COMBUSTION AT 25°C IN J/kg: 474.5 kcal/mole<br />

PURITY %: 99.5

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