Chemical Name:
Sodium citrate
Molecular Formula:
Na3C6H5O7·H2O
Molecular Weight:
249.10
CAS:
68-04-2
Character:
Colourless or white crystalline granule or crystalline powder, odorless, tastes salty and cool. soluble in water, difficulty in ethanol and slightly deliquescent in moist air, PH value is 7.6-8.6 in 5% aqueous solution.If heated to 150℃,it may lose crystal water.
Uses:
In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelae agent and nutrition supplement, emulsification, flavoring for yoghurt. If in cool drink, it can abirritate the sourness of citrate acid, prevent the acidification of dairy products. It is used as binder in cheese and minced meat, gelatinize in jellies and syrup, emulsification and stabilizer in cheese and ice cream.
Packing:
It is packed with polyethylene bag as liner and a compound paper-plastic woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
Quality index:
(GB6782-2009、 BP2009、FCC-V、USP32)
Name of index
GB6782-2009
BP2009
FCC-V
USP32
Appearance
White powder
Content≥%
99.0-100.5
Heavy metal(AsPb) ≤%
0.001
-
Pb ≤%
0.0002
AS ≤%
0.0001
Loss on drying%
10.0-13.0
Cl ≤%
0.005
Sulphate Salt≤%
0.01
0.015
Qxalate Salt≤%
0.03
Alkalinity%
Pass test
Readily Carbonisable Substances
1.0
Light transmittance
95.0%
water insoluble
Pyrogens
