Hot Sale Sodium Citrate Citric Acid Food Grade

3.  Function:

Sodium citrate acid is the most important citrate, mainly produced by fermentation of starchy substances to generate citric acid, and then neutralized with alkali substances and produced, has a variety of unique excellent properties.

Safe and non-toxic

Since the raw material for the preparation of sodium citrate is basically from grain, it is absolutely safe and reliable and does not cause any harm to human health. There is no restriction on daily intake by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization, and it can be considered as a drug-free product.

Biodegradability

After being diluted by a large amount of water in nature, sodium citrate is partially transformed into citric acid, and both coexist in the same system. Citric acid is easily biodegraded in water by the action of oxygen, heat, light, bacteria, and microorganisms.

Complexing ability

Sodium citrate has good complexing ability for metal ions such as Ca2+, Mg2+, and other metal ions, such as Fe2+ plasma.

Other properties

Sodium citrate has excellent solubility, and the solubility increases with the increase of water temperature; sodium citrate has good pH adjustment and buffering properties. In addition, sodium citrate also has excellent slow coagulation and stability properties.

4. Application：

In food and beverage industry, it is used as flavoring agent and stabilizer. Sodium citrate can be used in cool drinks to moderate the acidity and improve the taste; it can be added in brewing to promote the role of saccharification; it can also be used as an anti-souring agent for dairy products, a viscosity enhancer for processing cheese and fish products, and a sweetness correction agent for food.

In the detergent industry, it can replace sodium tripolyphosphate as an auxiliary for non-toxic detergents.

It is also used in brewing, injection solution, photographic drugs and electroplating, etc.

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