- Category :
Food and Feed additives/Food additives
- CAS NO : 6100-05-6
- EC NO : 212-755-5
- Molecular Formula : C6H5K3O7¡¤H2O
- Main Specifications : BP93 and BP98 ï¼›99%-100%
- Synonyms : tripotassium citrate monohydrate;citric acid tripotassium cell culture*tested monohydrate;Potassium citrate, tribasic monohydrate;tri-Potassium citrate monohydrate;tripotassium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate monohydrate;tripotassium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate hydrate;tripotassium 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate dihydrate;
Package: In 25kgs net paper bags lined with PP bags or the packing according to the clients' requirement.
Uses : In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, stabilizer, antioxidant, emulsifier and flavoring.
Molecular Structure:
Product description:
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, it 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.