Citric Acid

Item BP98 E330 USP34 FCC
Characteristics Colorless or White Crystal Colorless or White Crystal Colorless or White Crystal Colorless or White Crystal
Identification Test Pass the test Pass the test Pass the test Pass the test
Clarity & Colour of Solution 20 % Water Solution Clarity 20 % Water Solution Clarity 20 % Water Solution Clarity 20 % Water Solution Clarity
Assay (%) 99.5 - 101.0 99.5 - 101.0 99.5 - 100.5 99.5 - 100.5
Moisture (%) 7.5-9.0 ≤8.8 ≤8.8 -
Sulphated Ash (%) ≤0.1 ≤0.05 ≤0.05 ≤0.05
Sulphate (ppm) ≤150 - Pass the test Pass the test
Oxalate (ppm) ≤350 ≤100 Pass the test Pass the test
Calcium (ppm) ≤200 - - Pass the test
Heavy Metals (ppm) ≤10 ≤5 ≤5 ≤5
Iron (ppm) ≤50 - - -
Chloride (ppm) ≤50 - - -
Readily Carbureted Substance Standard Colour Standard Colour Standard Colour Standard Colour
Barium - Pass the test - -
Bacterial Endotoxin (IU/mg) ≤0.5 - - -
Aluminium (ppm) ≤0.2 - - -
Arsenic (ppm) - ≤1 ≤3 ≤3
Mercury (ppm) - ≤1 - -
Lead (ppm) - ≤1 - ≤0.5
Organic Volatile Impurity - - - Pass the test
Tridodecylamine (ppm) - - - ≤0.1
U.V. Radiation Absorption Value - - - Pass the test
Odor Odorless
Filtration CC

Application

  • In Food and drink
  • As Cleaning and chelating agent
  • In cosmetics
  • To cure kidney disorders