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Sample Certificate of Analysis
Citric Acid Anhydrous - Food Grade
Food
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- CAS number
- 77-92-9
- Structure
Structure · PubChem - Grade
- Food
- Assay specification
- Not less than 99.5% and not more than 100.5%
- Answer summary
Sample specification reference for Citric Acid Anhydrous - Food Grade. Source-record results are reference values, not measurements for your lot.
Last reviewed 2026-07-17 by Andre Taki, Chief Commercial Officer, DOT Hazmat–certified (49 CFR 172.704).
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Source reference result | Test Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assay (anhydrous basis) | Not less than 99.5% and not more than 100.5% | 99.90 % | Titration (FCC/USP citric acid assay) |
| Appearance | Free-flowing, colorless, translucent crystals or as a white granular to fine crystalline powder. | Passes test | — |
| Arsenic | <= 1.00 ppm | 0.051 ppm | Arsenic - TN20560 |
| Heavy Metals (as lead) | Maximum 5.0 ppm | 0.28 ppm | Heavy Metals as Lead - TN20630 |
| Identification | Meets USP/FCC | Passes test | — |
| Lead | Not more than 0.5 mg/kg | 0.060 mg/kg | Lead by AA - TN20680 |
| Limit of Oxalic Acid | <= 100.00 ppm | 13 ppm | Oxalate - TN20740 |
| Oxalate | 100 mg/kg | 13 mg/kg | — |
| Residue on Ignition (sulfated ash) | Not more than 0.05% | 0.0056 % | Sulfated Ash - TN20910 |
| Readily Carbonizable Substances | Not darker than matching fluid K. | Passes test | Readily Carbonizable Substances - TN20875 |
| Sulfate | Maximum 0.015% | 0.0025 % | Sulfate - TN20905 |
| Tridodecylamine | 0.1 mg/kg | 0.1 mg/kg | — |
| Tridodecylamine (solvent-extracted material only) | <= 100.0 ppb | 10 ppb | Tridodecylamine - TN20880 |
| Water | Not more than 0.5% | 0.3 % | Karl Fischer (Moisture - TN20700 per Tate & Lyle sheet) |
| aluminium | 0.2 mg/kg max | 0.013 mg/kg | — |
| bacterial endotoxins | 0.5 I.U./MG max | 0.050 | — |
| calcium | 100 mg/kg max | 9 mg/kg | — |
| chloride | 50 mg/kg max | 2.6 mg/kg | — |
| chromium | 1 mg/kg max | 0.049 mg/kg | — |
| cobalt | 1 mg/kg max | 0.009 mg/kg | — |
| iron | 5 mg/kg max | 0.35 mg/kg | — |
| mercury | 0.5 mg/kg max | 0.0063 mg/kg | — |
| nickel | 1 mg/kg max | 0.08 mg/kg | — |
Specification limits and source-record results are reproduced from the current product reference used by the TDS. This sample is not an issued certificate and does not identify a tested lot. Contact Alliance Chemical with the product and lot number for lot-specific documentation.
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