Product Specifications
Prod Model: |
99.0_101.0% |
Markets: |
North America,South America,Eastern Europe,Southeast Asia,Africa,Oceania,Mid East,Eastern Asia,Western Europe |
CAS No.: |
6100-05-6 |
Formula: |
C6h5k3o7@H2O |
Product Description
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Specifications
1. Potassium Citrate
2. CAS: 6100-05-6
3. KOSHER Cert and GMP factory
4. Character: White crystal or powder
It is white crystal or powder, odourless, tasting salty. Easily soluble in water or glycerine, almost insoluble in ethanol
1, Chemical Name: POTASSIUM CITRATE
2, Molecular Formula: K3C6H5O7· H2O
3, Molecular Weight: 324.41
4, CAS: 6100-05-6
5, Character: It is white crystal or powder, odourless, tasting salty. It's slightly deliquescent, easily soluble in water or glycerine, almost insoluble in ethanol. Relative density is 1.98. It will melt and decompose when heated to 230 ° C.
6, Usage:
In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, stabilizer, antioxidant, emulsifier and flavoring.
It can be used in dairy product, jelly, jam, meat and tinned pastry.
It also can be used as emulsifier in cheese and refreshing in oranges and etc. In pharmaceutical, i
T is used for hypokalimia, potassium depletion and alkalization of urine.
7, Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as liner and a compound plastic woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
Name of index | BP98 | E-332(ii) |
Description | White, hygroscopic, granular powder or transparent crystals |
Identification | Positive tests for citrate and for potassium |
Appearance of solution | Clear and colourless | -- |
Assay(on anhydrous basis),% | 99.0_101.0 | ≥99.0 |
Chloride ,≤ppm | 50 | -- |
Heavy metals ( As Pb ) ,≤ppm | 10 | 5 |
Sodium,≤% | 0.3 | -- |
Oxalates,≤% | 0.03 | 0.01 |
Sulphates,≤% | 0.015 | -- |
Acidity or Alkalinity | Passes test | -- |
Easiest carbonated substances | Not deeper than standard | -- |
Loss on drying(180°C,4h) | 4.0-7.0 | ≤6% |
pH(5% aqueous solution) | | 7.5-9.0 |
Arsenic(As),≤ppm | -- | 1 |
Lead(Pb),≤ppm | -- | 1 |
Mercury(Hg),≤ppm | -- | 1 |