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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Solvents 876<br />

NAME: Diethyl tartrate<br />

CATEGORY: Solvent<br />

FOOD USE: Unspecified<br />

SYNONYMS: 2,3-Dihydroxy butanedioic acid diethyl ester/ CAS 87-91-2/ Ethyl tartrate<br />

FORMULA: C2H5-COO-CHOH-CHOH-COO-C2H5<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 206.18<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Colourless, thick oily liquid with wine-like odour<br />

BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS 280 (at 11mmHg: 150°C)<br />

PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760mmHg):<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 17<br />

DENSITY AT 20°C (AND OTHER 1.204–1.207<br />

TEMPERATURES) IN g/l:<br />

PURITY %: 99<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 10<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 1<br />

SOLUBILITY % AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURE/pH COMBINATIONS:<br />

in water: @ 20°C Slightly soluble in water<br />

in ethanol solution: @ 5% Miscible with alcohol<br />

in propylene glycol: @ 100°C Soluble in fixed oils, ether<br />

FUNCTION IN FOODS: Carrier solvent for flavouring agents

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