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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Sequestrants 860<br />

NAME: Potassium dihydrogen citrate<br />

CATEGORY: Sequestrant<br />

FOOD USE: Bouillons and consommes/ Minarine/ Processed cheese/ Evaporated milk/ Margarine/ Edible ices and<br />

ice mix/ Condensed milk/ Jams and jellies/ Edible caseinates/ Milk powders/ citrus marmalade<br />

SYNONYMS: Monopotassium citrate/ Potassium citrate monobasic/ Monopotassium salt of 2-hydroxypropan-1,2,3tricarboxylic<br />

acid/ INS 332(i)/ E332<br />

FORMULA: C6 H7 KO7<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 230.21<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Transparent crystals/white powder, slight acid taste<br />

PURITY %: 99<br />

WATER CONTENT MAXIMUM IN %: 0.5<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 10<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Chelates and deactivates metal contaminants. Increases the effect of preservatives. Soluble in fats –<br />

good stabilisers<br />

TECHNOLOGY OF USE IN FOODS: pH of 0.05 molal solution – pH scale standard at 25°C = 3.776.<br />

Store in air-tight containers<br />

LEGISLATION:<br />

USA: UK and EUROPE: CANADA: AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC RIM:<br />

FDA – GRAS miscellaneous or general-purpose ingredient. Authorised without limitation GMP Japan: GMP<br />

Used in accordance with GMP

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