Jo6 Annexure - VIII LACTIC ACID, FOOD GRADE 1, SCOPE: This standard prescribes the requirement for Lactic acid, Food Grade. 2, REQUIREMENTS. 2.1 Description: Lactic acid shail be yellowish to colourless syrupy liquid with an acidic taste and no odour. It consists of a mixture of lactic acid (CFOs) and lactic acid lactate (CyH1005). It is obtained by lactic fermentation of sugars or is prepared synthetically. Purity of common products of commerce is 50 to 90 percent, Note~ Lactic acid is hygroscopic and when concentrated by boiling, it condenses to form lactic acid lactate, which on dilution and heating hydrolyzes to lactic acid. 2.2 Identification 2.2.1 Solubility — Lactic acid is miscible in water and ethanol; for solids sparingly soluble in water, soluble in acetone. 2.2.2 Test for Acid — One in ten solution of the sample shall be acidic to Litmus paper. 2.2.3. Test for Lactate —The material shall give positive test for lactate, The material shall also comply with the requirements given in sub clause (3) 3. QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS SLNo. [ Characteristic 7 Requirement ay Q) @ i) _| Purity (GHAO,), percent by mass of the labled concentration | 95.0 to 105.0 Sulphated ash, percent by mass, Max On iii) _| Chlorides, percent by mass, Max. 7 02 iv) _ | Sulphates (as SO,), percent by mass, Max 025 ¥) _| Citric, oxalic, phosphoric and tartaric acids Conform to test vi)_| Sugars “Conform to test vii)_| Readily carbonizable substances a 7 do vili)_| Cyanide do ix) | Methanol, percent by mass, Max 02 x)_ | Tronfas Fe), me/kg, Max 10 xi)_| Heavy metals (as Pb), mg/kg, Max 10 xii) _| Arsenic (as As), mg/kg, Max 3 any