ShortInfoRegardingCitricAcid

Monohydrate
Generaldetails

Citric acid is a normally happening fruit acid, generated commercially by

microbial fermentation of a carbohydrate substrate. Citric acid is one of the
mostcommonlymadeuseofnaturalacidandpHcontrolagentinfoods,drinks,
pharmaceuticalsandtechnologicalapplications.
Citricacidmonohydratehappensascolourlesscrystalsoraswhite,crystalline
powder with a highly acidic preference. It is efflorescent in dry air, really
solubleinwater,freelysolubleinethanol(96%)andalsosparinglysolublein
ether.

Citric acid monohydrate is nontoxic and also has a reduced reactivity. It is

chemically steady if kept at ambient temperature levels. Citric acid
monohydrate is totally biodegradable and can be thrown away with routine
wasteorsewage.

Spec

citricacidmonohydrateisprovidedinaccordancewiththepresentdemandsof
theEuropeanPharmacopoeia(Ph.Eur),theUsaPharmacopeia(USP),theFood
Chemicals Codex (FCC), and also the Commission Law (EU) No. 231/2012.
Citricacidmonohydrateisreadilyavailableinnumerousgranulations.
Residence

Monohydrate
Colourlessorwhite
Crystalsorcrystallinepowder
Highlyacidic(pHina5%optionapprox.1.8).
Regular,virtuallyodourless.
Extremelysolubleinwater.
Easilysolubleinethanol(96%).
Sparinglysolubleinether.
Nontoxic.
Lowreactive.
Chemicallyaswellasmicrobiologicallysecure.
Totallybiodegradable.
Keyfunctions.

pHinsurer.
Acidifier.
Chelatingagent.
Bufferingagent.
Flavourenhancer.
Retarder.
Stabiliser.
Antioxidant.

Lawfulfacets.
InEurope,citricacidmonohydrateisnotedasgenerallypermittedpreservative

(E330)andalsomightbeincludedinallfoods,followingthequantumsatis
principle,aslongasnospecialpolicyrestrictstheusage.

TheUSFda(FDA)hasverifiedcitricacidasGRAS(generallyidentifiedasrisk
free)andalsoallowedtheuseinfoodaccordingtocurrentGMP(CFR
184.1033),withoutsettinganupperlimit.
JungbunzlauercitricacidhasbeensignedupbasedingonREACHRegulation
attheEuropeanChemicalsCompany(ECHA)in2010.TheREACHregistration
varietyofJungbunzlauercitricacidis012119457026420000.