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Ex-Factory Price Anhydrous Citric Acid Monohydrate Citric Acid Citric Acid
Ex-Factory Price Anhydrous Citric Acid Monohydrate Citric Acid Citric AcidPort: Shanghai, China |
Name | Citric Acid |
CAS No. | 77-92-9 |
Specification | BP 98 / USP 24 |
Functional use | Acidity regulator |
Citric acid (CA), also known as citric acid, molecular formula is C6h8o7 is an important organic acid, colorless crystal, odorless, has a strong sour taste, easily soluble in water, is an acidity regulator (GB2760- 2014) and food additives.
Natural citric acid is widely distributed in nature. Natural citric acid exists in the bones, muscles and blood of plants such as lemons, citrus, pineapples and other fruits and animals.
Synthetic citric acid is obtained by fermenting sugar-containing substances such as sugar, molasses, starch, and grapes.Divided into anhydrous citric acid and monohydrate citric acid
Food industry
Citric acid is the largest organic acid produced by biochemical methods in the world. Citric acid and salts are one of the pillar products of the fermentation industry, mainly used in the food industry, such as acidulants, solubilizers, buffers, antioxidants, Deodorant, flavor enhancer, gelling agent, toner, etc.