Citric Acid Anhydrous Specifications
| ITEM | STANDARD |
| Name | Citric Acid Anhydrous |
| CAS No. | 77-92-9 |
| Chemical formula | C6H8O7 |
| Packing | In 25kg paper bags |
| Functional use | Acidity regulator |
| Items | Specifications |
| Appearance | White crystals or crystalline powder |
| Identification | Conforms |
| Clarity and color of Solution | Conforms |
| Assay | 99.5 - 101.0% |
| Chloride(Cl) | 50 ppm max |
| Sulfate(SO42-) | 150 ppm max |
| Loss on drying | 1% max |
| Heavy metals(Pb) | 10 ppm max |
| Barium | Conforms |
| Iron | 50 ppm max |
| Calcium | 200 ppm max |
| Oxalate | 350 ppm max |
| Sulfated ash | 0.10% max |
| Readily carbonisable substances | Conforms |
| Items | Standards |
| Description | Colorless crystals or white crystalline powders |
| Clarity & Clolor of Solution | 20% water solution clarifying |
| Assay | 99.5%-100.5% |
| Moisture | 7.5-8.8 |
| Sulphated Ash | ≤ 0.05% |
| Light Transmittance | ≥97.0% |
| Sulpahte | ≤150ppm |
| Chloride | ≤50ppm |
| Calcium | ≤75ppm |
| Heavy Metal | ≤5ppm |
| Iron | ≤5ppm |
| Oxalate | ≤100ppm |
| Readily Carbonizable | Not darker than standard |
| Aluminium | ≤0.2ppm |
| Arsenic | ≤1ppm |
| Mercury | ≤1ppm |
| Lead | ≤0.5ppm |
| Endotoxin of Germ | ≤0.5IU/Mg |
| Tridodecylamine | ≤0.1ppm |