1. Chemical Name : Potassium Citrate Monohydrate
2. Molecular Formula : K3C6H5O7·H2O
3. Molecular Weight : 324.41
4. CAS : 6100-05-6
5. Einecs : 231-905-0
6. Character : It is white crystal or powder, odorless, tasting salty. It’s slightly deliquescent,easily soluble in water or glycerine , almost insoluble in ethanol. Relative density is 1.98. It will melt and decompose when heated to 230 ℃.
7. Usage : In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, stabilizer, antioxidant, emulsifier and flavoring. It can be used in dairy product，jelly, jam, meat and tinned pastry. It also can be used as emulsifier in cheese and refreshing in oranges and etc. In pharmaceutical, it is used for hypokalimia, potassium depletion and alkalization of urine.
8. Packing : It is packed with polyethylene bag as inner layer and a compound plastic woven bag as outer layer. The net weight of each bag is 25kg.
9. Storage and Transport : It should be stored in a dry and ventilating warehouse, be cautious to keep away from moisture and hot, unloaded with care so as to avoid the damage. Furthermore, it should be stored separately from poisonous substances.
10. Parameters :
| Specification | EP 8.0 | |
| Assay (as dry basis) | 99.0-101.0 % | |
| Acidity or alkalinity | Passes test | |
| Readily Carbonisable Substances | Passes test | |
| Chlorides (as Cl) | | ≤ 50 mg/kg |
| Oxalates | | ≤ 300 mg/kg |
| Sulfates | | ≤ 150 mg/kg |
| Heavy Metal (as Pb) | | ≤ 10 mg/kg |
| Sodium | | ≤ 0.3 % |
| Water | | ≤ 4.0-7.0 % |