Organic acids
Organic acids
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Organic acids







Tartalic, citric, lactic, malic and other organic acids and their salts are used as food additives to adjust acidify, for seasoning, stabilization, as reinforcing agents, and for other purposes.

Such compounds are also widely used in industrial chemicals, such as detergents for electronic related materials, as optical splitters, in detergents for all kinds of manufacturing facilities, and for plasticizers.

 

Example of Product

Tartaric acid and tartrates

L-tartaric acid
 (acid flavoring; chelating agent-detergent, metal cleaning agent, plating agent; pH adjustor)

Potassium L-bitartrate
 (pH-adjustor-acidifying agent, etc.)

Disodium L-tartrate
 (stabilizer; pH adjuster; seasoning)

Potassium sodium tartrate
 (chelating agent-plating, etc.)

Potassium tartrate
 (chelating agent-plating, etc.; humectant)

Antimony Potassium tartrate
 (fixing agent; catalyst)

Ammonium tartrate
 (mordant)


Citric acid and citrates

Citric acid
 (acid flavoring; chelating agent-detergent, metal cleaning agent, plating; pH adjustor; plasticizer)

Trisodium citrates
 (seasoning; stabilizer; chelating agent- detergent, metal cleaning agent, plating, etc.; pH adjustor)

Monosodium citrates
 (pH adjustor-acidifying agent; chelating agent-detergent, metal cleaning agent, plating etc.)

Tripotassium citrate
 (chelating agent-plating etc.)

Monopotassium citrate
 (pH adjustor-acidifying agent; chelating agent-plating, etc.)

Calcium citrate
 (Ca reinforcing agent)

Ferric citrate
 (Fe reinforcing agent)

Ferric ammonium citrate
 (Fe reinforcing agent)


Lactic acid and lactates (synthetics; fermentation)

Lactic acid
 (acid flavoring; chelating agent-metal cleaning agent, plating, etc.: pH adjuster)

Calcium lactate
 (Ca reinforcing agent)

Sodium lactate
 (seasoning; humectant; pH adjuster)

Aluminum lactate
Lithium lactate
 (reagent)


Malic acid and malates

DL-malic acid
 (acid flavoring; chelating agent-metal cleaning agent, plating, etc.; pH adjustor)

Sodium DL-malate
 (seasoning; water activator; pH adjustor)

Adipic acid
 (acid flavoring; pH adjustor plasticizer)



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