Food Grade Calcium Citrate

White and odorless powder; slightly hygroscopic; hardly soluble in water and almost insoluble in Ethanol. When heated to 100℃, it will lose crystal water gradually; as heated to 120℃, the crystal will lose all of its crystal water.

In 25kg composite plastic woven/paper bag with PE liner.

Storage and transport:To be stored in a dry, ventilate and clean warehouse; Valid for two years.

In food industry, it is used as chelating agent, buffer, coagulant, and calcareous intensifying agent, mainly applied to dairy product, jam, cold drink, flour, cake, and so on.

Commonly, we add this product according to the proportion of 0.2-0.5%.

It can be adjustable according to the actual situation.

Detailed Description


Food Grade Calcium Citrate
Molecular formula:Ca3(C6H5O7)2.4H2O
Molecular Weight:570.5
Quality standards:

Name of index

GB1903.14-2016

FCC-V

USP

E 333 (iii)

Appearance

White crystal or crystalline powder

Fine white powder

-

Fine white powder

Content , %

97.5-100.5

97.5-100.5

97.5-100.5

≥97.5(on the anhydrous basis)

Identification A&B

-

Passes test

Passes test

-

Test for calcium

-

-

-

Passes test

Test for citrate

-

-

-

Passes test

Oxalates(as oxalic acid, after drying) ,≤mg/kg

-

-

-

100

As ,≤%

0.0003

-

3ppm

0.0001

Fluoride,≤%

0.003

0.003

0.003

0.003

Acid-insoluble substance,≤ %

-

-

0.2

-

Lead, ≤%

0.0002

0.0002

10ppm

0.0001

Mercury,≤%

-

-

-

0.0001

Aluminium,≤mg/kg

-

-

-

30(food for infants and young children)

Aluminium,≤mg/kg

-

-

-

200(except food for infants and young children)

Heavy metals  ≤ %-

 

-

20ppm

-

Loss on drying %

10.0-14.0

10.0-14.0

10.0-13.3

≤14.0  (180 °C, 4 hours)

Carbonates

-

-

-

Passes test




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