Citric Acid Anhydrous

Benefits include: providing a sour taste; acting as a preservative in food and beverages; adjusting pH in cosmetics; removing scale and limescale in cleaning products; chelating heavy metals in water or cosmetic raw materials; and possessing antioxidant properties.

Applications in the Food and Beverage Industry:

• Flavoring: Provides a natural sour taste in food, beverages, and candies.
• Preservative (Antioxidant): Inhibits oxidation, extending the shelf life of food and beverages.
• Chelator: Helps chelate certain metals, maintaining product stability.
• Quality Preservation: Helps maintain the freshness of fruits and vegetables and prevents discoloration.
• Applications in the Cosmetics Industry:
• pH Adjuster: Used to adjust the acidity-alkalinity of creams, gels, and skin cleansing products.
• Exfoliating Agent: Belongs to the alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) group, helping to exfoliate dead skin cells and brighten the skin.
• Chelating Agent: Chelates heavy metals in water or raw materials, reducing skin irritation.

Applications in the Cleaning Industry:

• Descaling: Used to clean limescale deposits in pipes, boilers, sanitary ware, and various appliances.
• pH adjustment: Helps balance the pH in cleaning products.

Other uses:

• Medical: Helps adjust the pH in medications and is used as an anticoagulant.
• Agriculture: Used as an ingredient in bio-fermented liquid to inhibit fungal growth and help dissolve the waxy coating on plant leaves.