LIQUINAT®

LIQUINAT® is Jungbunzlauer's citric acid solution. Due to its advantages in handling it is widely used as acidulant and pH-control agent in beverages, cleaners, and many other food and industrial applications.

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CAS Registry Number
[77-92-9] + [7732-1-85]
E-Number
E330
Chemical Formula
C₆H₈O₇ + H₂O

Introduction

Jungbunzlauer LIQUINAT® is a solution of citric acid (E-Number E330, CAS-No. 77-92-9), which is produced by a microbial fermentation of a carbohydrate substrate. Due to its advantages in handling, LIQUINAT® is widely used as acid and pH-control agent in beverages, cleaners, and many other food and industrial applications.

LIQUINAT® is a clear, practically colourless and practically odourless solution with a pure, fruit-sour flavour. It is a stable, non-volatile solution and completely miscible in water.

LIQUINAT® is strongly acidic but non-toxic and environmentally safe. It is fully biodegradable and can be disposed with normal sewage after neutralisation according to local legislation.

Functions

This ingredient offers you the following excellent functions.

  • Acidification agent
  • Chelating agent
  • Chelation​
  • Flavour modulation​
  • Mild acidification​
  • pH-Regulation​
  • Stabiliser

Specifications

Jungbunzlauer LIQUINAT® citric acid solution meets the requirements of the latest edition of the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur), the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC), and the Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012.

Properties

  • Liquid
  • Clear and practically colourless
  • Practically odourless
  • Strongly acidic
  • Chemically and microbiologically stable
  • Non-volatile
  • Completely miscible in water
  • Non-toxic
  • Fully biodegradable

Legal aspects

Food grade LIQUINAT® can be added to foods according to the regulations for citric acid. In Europe citric acid is listed as generally permitted food additive (E330) and may be added to all foodstuffs, following the ‘quantum satis’ principle, as long as no special regulation restricts the use.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) affirmed citric acid as generally recognised as safe (GRAS) direct human food ingredient and permitted the use in food without any limitation other than current good manufacturing practice (CFR § 184.1033).

Jungbunzlauer citric acid has been registered according to REACH Regulation at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in 2010. The REACH registration number of Jungbunzlauer citric acid is 01-2119457026-42-0000.

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