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TRIETHYL CITRATE, F.C.C.*
| PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
| Molecular Weight |
276.3 |
| Pounds per gallon, 25°C |
9.48 |
| Boiling Point @ 1 mm Hg, °C |
127 |
| Pour Point, °F |
-50 |
| Viscosity @ 25°C, cps |
35.2 |
| Flash Point (C.O.C.), °C |
155 |
| Water Solubility @ 25°C g/100ml |
6.5 |
| Heat of Combustion, BTU/lb |
9454 |
| Heat of Formation, BTU/lb |
2387 |
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Assay, % |
99.0 Minimum |
| Acidity, as citric acid, % |
0.02 Maximum |
| Water, % |
0.25 Maximum |
| Color, APHA |
50 Maximum |
| Specific Gravity @ 25/25°C |
1.135 - 1.139 |
| Refractive Index @ 25°C/D |
1.439 - 1.441 |
| Heavy Metals |
10 ppm Maximum |
| Arsenic |
3 ppm Maximum |
*Food Chemicals Codex
The major use for Triethyl Citrate, F.C.C. Grade is in dried egg
whites as a whipping agent. It has approval as a food additive and
for food contact use as well as in flavorings as indicated in the
specific sections of the Code of Federal Regulation Vol. 21 noted
below.
| 175.300 |
Resinous and polymeric coatings |
| 175.320 |
Resinous and polymeric coatings for
polyolefin films |
| 175.380 |
Xylene-formaldehyde resins
condensed with 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol epichlorohydrin epoxy
resins |
| 175.390 |
Zinc-silicon dioxide matrix
coatings |
| 176.170 |
Components of paper and paperboard
in contact with aqueous and fatty foods |
| 177.1210 |
Closures with sealing gaskets for
food containers |
| 181.27 |
Prior sanctioned plasticizers |
| 182.1911 |
GRAS as food additive in dried egg
whites up to 0.252 |
| 184.1911 |
Generally recognized as safe status
affirmed under §184.1911 (TRIETHYL CITRATE), as follows (FR Dec.
12, 1994): Definition: C12H20O7, CAS Reg. No. 77-93-0, the
triethyl ester of citric acid, prepared by esterifying citric
acid with ethyl alcohols. It occurs as and odorless, practically
colorless, oily liquid. Specifications: must meet Food Chemicals
codex specifications. Uses and limitations: use as a flavoring
agent, solvent and vehicle and surface - active agent in foods
in general within good manufacturing practices. |
FEMA No. 3083
KOSHER Certified by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of
America. |
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Citrate, F.C.C. Grade is in dried egg whites as a whipping agent. It is approved
as a food additive and for food contact use as well as in flavorings.The major
use for Triethyl Citrate, F.C.C. Grade is in dried egg whites as a whipping
agent. It is approved as a food additive and for food contact use as well as in
flavorings.
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