JiangsuPotassium Citrate

Taxonomy:JiangsuCitrate
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Date of release:2018/07/11
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Potassium Citrate

· Chemical Name: Potassium Citrate

· Formula: K₃C₆H₅O₇·H₂O

· Molecular Weight: 324.41

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

· Quality standard:

Name of index	B14889-1994	BP93
Appearance	white crystal or crystalline powder
Content,%	≥99.0	99.0～101.0
Alkalinity	Accord with the tes	Accord with the tes
Heavy metal（As Pb），%	≤0.001	≤0.001
Arsenic (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

· USES: In food industry,it is used as buffer, chelate agent,stabilizer, antioxidants , emulsifier,
flavor regulator. Used in dairy products,jellies,jam,meat, tinned pastry.Used as emulsifie in
cheese and used in citrus freshening. In pharmaceutical, it is used for curing hypokalemia,
potassium depletion and alkalization of urine.

· Packing: It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner, and a composite paper bag as the outer
layer.The net weight of each bag is 25kg.

Storage and Transport: It should be stored in a cool, ventilative and dry warehouse,kept away from moisture and hot,futhermore, it should be stored separately from poisonous. Avoid damage to the bags. Its expiry date is eighteen month.