Food Grade Potassium Citrate

food grade potassium citrate 99.0-101.0%, it is used as buffer, stabilizer, antibiotic oxidizer, emulsifier, flavor regulate etc

Chemical name: Potassium Citrate

Formula: K3C6H5O7.H2O

Molecular weight: 324.41

Specificity: white crystal or powder; taste salty, readily deliquescence, readily soluble in water or glycerine (1g/0.5ml water), relative gravity: 1.98, when heated to 230, it will melt and decompose.

Uses: in food industry, it is used as buffer, cheleate agent, stabilizer, antibiotic oxidizer, emulsifier, flavor regulate. Used in dairy products, jellies, jam, meat, tinnedpastry. Used as emulsifiera in cheese and used in citrus freshening. In pharmaceutical, it is used for curing hypokalimia, potassium depletion and alkalization of urine.

Molecular Formula	K3C6H5O7.H2O
Appearance	white crystal or crystalline powder
Content,                     %	99.0	99.0~101.0
Alkalinity	Accord with the test	Accord with the test
Heavy metal (As Pb),          %	<=0.001	<=0.001
Arsnic (As),                 %	<=0.0003	---
Loss on drying,               %	3.0-6.0	---
Oxalates,                    %	---	<=0.03
Sulphates,                   %	---	<=0.15
Sodium base,                 %	---	<=0.3
Chlorides(Cl),                %	---	<=0.005
Moisture,                    %	---	4.0-7.0
Easy carbonify substance,	---	Accord with the test
Sample wine transparency and colour		Accord with the test

Food Grade Potassium Citrate