Citric Acid
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Food Ingredient
We have profound expertise and network to supply the world’s renowned brand of Citric acid. Because of its acidic, sour-tasting nature, citric acid is predominantly used as a flavoring and preserving agent, especially in soft drinks and candies.
The odorless and colorless compound was produced from lemon juice until the early 1900s when researchers discovered that it could also be made from the black mold Aspergillus niger, which creates citric acid when it feeds on sugar.
It’s also used to stabilize or preserve medicines and as a disinfectant.
The odorless and colorless compound was produced from lemon juice until the early 1900s when researchers discovered that it could also be made from the black mold Aspergillus niger, which creates citric acid when it feeds on sugar.
It’s also used to stabilize or preserve medicines and as a disinfectant.
Applications
- Carbonated beverages
- Non-carbonated drinks
- Soft Drink Concentrate powder
- Candies & Confectionery Products
- Wines
- Fats & Oils
- Instant Food Mix Powders
- Frozen Foods
- Dairy Products
Benefits
- Used in non-cola drinks.
- Provides tartness to carbonated beverages, candies and confectionery products
- Complements and enhances fruit & berry flavours
- Increases effectiveness of microbial preservatives
- Adjusts PH and provides uniform acidity
- Deactivates trace metals that cause haziness and deterioration of colour & flavour in non-carbonated beverages
- Provides natural tang in soft drink concentrate powders
- Provides bulk in artificially sweetened products
- In confectionery products, it enhances flavours, Prevents sugar crystallization, Prevents flavour oxidation, Increases solubility & stability of artificial sweeteners
- Used in range of 0.3% to 2.5% in candies and confectionery products
- Adjusts PH for proper gel in pectin jellies
- Optimises Fermentation process in wines
- Adjusts acidity & enhances flavour in fruit flavoured wines
- Adjusts and maintains proper PH to ensure optimum for gel formation
- Superior flavour blending & enhancement in jams and jellies
- Optimises & Stabilizes gel strength in jams and jellies
- Used in Idly Dosa mixes and in instant food mixes for assisting in fermentation and preservation
- When used in the level of 0.005 to 0.02%, it functions as an anti-oxidant synergist to retard rancidity and off –colour and as a degumming agent in fats and oils.
- Optimises stability of frozen foods by improving retention of ascorbic acid
- Lowers PH to enhance action of anti- oxidants & inactivating enzymes
- Helps in prolonging the shelf life of frozen fish
- Prevents rancidity in fish
- Checks enzymatic & trace metal catalysed oxidation in frozen foods
- Inhibits colour & flavour deterioration in frozen fruits
- Reduces heat processing requirements in canning by lowering PH
- Inhibits growth of micro-organisms in frozen foods
- Offers excellent emulsifying activity, desired texture and uniform melting properties in processed cheese
- Enhances aroma of butter and margarine
- Used as an acidifying agent and flavour modifier in cultured milk, butter and natural cheese
Manufacturer
- Weifang Ensign
Industrial Chemical
We have profound expertise and network to supply the world’s renowned brand of Citric acid.
The odorless and colorless compound was produced from lemon juice until the early 1900s when researchers discovered that it could also be made from the black mold Aspergillus niger, which creates citric acid when it feeds on sugar.
Citric acid is one of many metabolites produced by Aspergillus species. It possesses sweet-and-sour sensory notes, and succinic acid has a salty—bitter taste. With the change in soil and climatic condition, the citric acid amount in vegetables and fruits also varies.
Applications
- Boilers and Evaporators
- Soaps & Laundry Detergents
- Household cleaners
- Deodorizers
- Cosmetics
- Personal Care products
- Water Treatment
- Lotions
Benefits
- Citric acid is an excellent chelating agent, binding metals by making them soluble. It is used to remove and discourage the buildup of limescale from boilers and evaporators. With the help of citric acid lime scale from evaporators and boilers is removed
- It plays a significant role in the application of baby products, bath products, cleansing products, eye makeup, shaving preparations, hair and skin care products.
- Household cleaners used in kitchen and bathroom also contain some amount of citric acid
- It is not only used as a cleaner but also as a deodorizer
- Citric acid helps in the removal of dead skin so used for home masks
- Improves skin tone and skin growth reducing wrinkles, acne scars etc
- To balance the pH levels citric acid is commonly used the ingredient in cosmetics.
- It is found in hand soap, body wash, nail polish face cleansers, shampoos and some other cosmetics products.
- Citric acid is used as a water softener in detergents, because of it’s an organic acid, chelating, and buffering properties.
- The chemical properties of citric acid as a weak organic acid make it a strong softener for water.
- It operates by breaking down the trace quantities of metal discovered in water, making it an optimal all-natural option for hard water treatment.
- Excellent cleaner for processing lines and filters
- Used in astringent lotions to treat oily skin having large pores
- Used in bleaching lotions
Manufacturer
- Weifang Ensign