Product Details

Potassium Citrate

Weifang Ensign Industry Co., Ltd is a large enterprise which specializes in the production of citric acid series products, including citric acid monohydrate, citric acid anhydrous, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, calcium citrate and more. They have been exported to more than 100 countries and regions.

Also, we work with TTCA, RZBC, Lemon Star, Taihe and more reliable manufacturers in China.

Item	GB14889-94	BP93/98	E332
Appearance	White, hygroscopic, granular powder or transparent crystals
Identification	Positive tests for citrate and for potassium
Appearance of solution		Clear and colourless	--
Assay(on anhydrous basis),%	≥99.0	99.0-101.0	≥99.0
Chlorides,≤ppm	--	50	--
Heavy metal(As Pb),≤ppm	10	10	5
Sodium,≤%	--	0.3	--
Oxalates,≤%	--	0.03	0.01
Sulphates,≤%	--	0.15	--
Acidity or Alkalinity	By test	Passes test	--
Readity carbonisable substances	--	Not deeper than standard	--
Loss on drying(180ºC,4h)	3.0-6.0	4.0-7.0	≤6%
pH(5% aqueous solution)	--	--	7.5-9.0
Arsenic(As),≤ppm	3	--	1
Lead(Pb),≤ppm	--	--	1
Mercury(Hg),≤ppm	--	--	1

In food processing industry,it is used as buffer agent ,chelate agent, stabilizer, antibiotic oxidizer, emulsifier, flavor
regluator, used in dairy product, jellies, jam, meat, tinned pastry.

Used as emulsifier in cheese and used in citrus freshening.

In pharmaceutical, it is used for curing hypokalimia, potassium depletion and alkalization of urine.