Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Country of Origin
- Ingredient Name
- Tilley Product Number
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Home Care Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Product Uses
- Citric acid anhydrous is widely used in the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries to impart a clean, refreshing tartness.
- Its prime use is as an acidulant, but it is also used as a sequestrant of metal ions to give protection from the development of off-flavors and off-odors in certain foodstuffs.
- A major industrial use of citric acid is in the manufacture of ecologically compatible detergents. It is also used in chemical cleaning, concrete admixtures, plasticizers, and a range of other applications.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Soluble In
- Appearance
- Colorless crystal or white granular to fine powder
- Odor
- Odorless
- Specifications
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Assay Content (anhydrous basis) 99.5 - 100.5 % - Chloride Content max. 5 ppm Nephelometry Oxalate Content max. 10 ppm - Water Content max. 00.2 % - Color (500 g/ l, T at 405 nm in a 1 cm cell) min. 98.0 % - - Granulation Information
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Particle Size (Medium Granular 1200 through 500 μm) max.10 % Sieving with dish Particle Size (Fine Granular 700 through 300 μm) max. 5 % Sieving with dish Particle Size (Fine Granular 51N through 150 μm) max. 5 % Sieving with dish Particle Size (Fine Granular 16/40 through 150 μm) max. 5 % Sieving with dish Particle Size (through 75 μm) min. 65 % Air-jet Sieving Particle Size (Medium Granular 1200 on 1180 μm) max. 5 % Sieving with dish Particle Size (Fine Granular 700 on 710 μm) max. 5 % Sieving with dish Particle Size (Fine Granular 51N on 600 μm) max. 5 % Sieving with dish Particle Size (Fine Granular 16/40 on 425 μm) max. 5 % Sieving with dish Particle Size (Powder on 250 μm) max. 5 % Air-jet Sieving - Heavy Metals
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Arsenic Content max. 1 ppm - Mercury Content max. 1 ppm - Zinc Content max. 1 ppm - Barium Content max. 1 ppm - Magnesium Content max. 1 ppm - Heavy Metal Content (Sum of Cd,Cr,Cu,Pb,Hg,Zn,Ni) max. 1 ppm - Lead Content max. 0.5 ppm - Copper Content max. 1 ppm - Iron Content max. 1 ppm - Calcium Content max. 10 ppm - Aluminium Content max. 0.2 ppm - Sulphate Content max. 30 ppm HPLC
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
ADM Citric Acid Anhydrous Fine Granular is available in 50 lb. bags, 25 kg bags, 250 lb. drums, 1000 kg and 2000 lb. tote quantities. Bulk quantities contain food grade desiccant bags within liner.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life and Storage Condition
Citric Acid Anhydrous should be stored below 75°F and 55% relative humidity inside a tightly sealed container. The shelf life or “best by” date is 3 years. Retesting of the product is recommended after 3 years.