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Food additives data book - wordpres

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Solvents 888<br />

NAME: Lactic acid (D, DL or L)<br />

CATEGORY: Solvent<br />

FOOD USE: Cheese and cheese products/ Ice-cream mix/ Baking powder/ Olives/ Bread/ Egg white, egg/powder/<br />

Sherbert/ Salad dressing/ Poultry/ Margarine/ Mayonnaise/ Canned fruit/ Pickles/ Wine/ Alcoholic<br />

beverages<br />

SYNONYMS: 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid/ a-Hydroxypropanoic acid (DL mixture)/ Paralactic acid (L form only)/<br />

Sarcolactic acid (L form only)/ E270/ INS 270/ CAS No. 50-21-5/ L: 79-33-4; D: 10326-41-7;<br />

DL: 598-82-3/ Acetonic acid<br />

FORMULA: CH3-CHOH-COOH<br />

MOLECULAR MASS: 90.08<br />

PROPERTIES AND APPEARANCE: Viscous, non-volatile, colourless hygroscopic liquid<br />

BOILING POINT IN °C AT VARIOUS 122 at 14–15mmHg; 82–85 at 0.5–1mmHg<br />

PRESSURES (INCLUDING 760mmHg):<br />

MELTING RANGE IN °C: 16.8<br />

IONISATION CONSTANT AT 25°C: 0.000137<br />

DENSITY AT 20°C (AND OTHER 1.249 at 15°C<br />

TEMPERATURES) IN g/l:<br />

HEAT OF COMBUSTION AT 25°C IN J/kg: 3615cal/kg<br />

HEAVY METAL CONTENT MAXIMUM IN 10<br />

ppm:<br />

ARSENIC CONTENT MAXIMUM IN ppm: 3

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