Sodium Citrate - Shanghai CU International Trade LTD

SODIUM CITRATE ( FOOD GRADE )

1.CHEMICAL NAME: DIHYDROUS TRISODIUM 2-HYDROXY PROPANE-1,2,3-TRICAR-BOXYLATE SODIUM CITRATE

2.FORMULA: Na₃C₆H₅O.2H₂O

3.MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 294.10

4.SPECIFITY: Colourless or white crystalline granule or crystalline powder odourless; taste, salty and acid; soluble in water, difficulty in ethanol; slightly deliquescence in moist air, PH7.6-8.6 in 5% agueous solution, when heated to 150, it may lose crystal water.

5.QUALITY STANDARD:

Name of index	(Food Addtives)GB6782-86	BP93
Appearance	Colorless or white crystal or crystalline
Identification test		Accord with the test
Content(Na₃C₆H₅O.2H₂O) %	99.0	99.0-100.5
PH value	Accord with the stipulation	Accord with the test
Sulphates, %	0.03	0.03
Heavy metals(As Pb), %	0.0005	0.001
As, %	0.0001	0.0001
Pb, %	0.0001	0.0001
Oxalate, %	0.05	0.035
Calcium	Accord with the stipulation	Accord with the test
Fe, %	0.001	0.001
Easy carbonify substance	Accord with the stipulation	Accord with the test
Chloride, %	0.01	0.005
Ba	Accord with the stipulation	Accord with the test
Loss on drying,%		10.0-13.0

6.USES: In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, nutrient additive, emulsifier, flavor for yoghurt. In pharmaceutical industry, it is used as anticoagulant and as preservative in syrup manufactured goods, Buffer acidity acid in cold drink, prevent acid in dairy products, used as binder in cheese and minced meat, acid coagulant in jellies and jam, emulsifier and stabilizer, in cheese and ice cream.

7.Packing:It is packed with polyethylene bag as liner and a compound plastic woven bag as the outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.

8.Storage and transport:Kept in tightly-closed containers, it should be stored in a dry and ventilative warehouse, kept away from moisture and hot, Furthermore, it should be stored separately from poisonous substances, handled with care, so as to avoid damage to bags.