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China |
Colourless or white crystalline granule or crystalline powder odourless; taste salty and acid; soluble in water, difficulity in ethanol; slightly deliquescence in moist air, PH7.6-8.6 in 5% apueous solution,when heated to 150??/span>,it may lose crystal water.
In food processing industry, it is used as buffer, chelate agent, nutrient additive, emulsifier, flavor for yoghurt. In pharmaceutical industry, it is used as anticoagulant and as preservative in syrup manufactured goods, buffer acidity acid in cold drink prevent acid in dairy products, used as binder in cheese and minced meat, acid coagulant in jellies and jam, emulsifier and stabilizer, in cheese and ioe cream.
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