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    Is citric acid a sweetener

    • Last Update: 2017-10-25
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: everyone is very clear about citric acid It's very delicious Is citric acid a sweetener? The editor asked you about it We also know a lot about citric acid Is citric acid a sweetener? Let me introduce some knowledge about citric acid to you Citric acid is an important organic acid, also known as citric acid, colorless crystal, often contains a molecule of crystal water, odorless, has a strong acid taste, and is easy to dissolve in water Its calcium salt is easier to dissolve in cold water than in hot water, which is often used to identify and separate citric acid The anhydrous citric acid can be obtained by controlling the appropriate temperature during crystallization It has many uses in industry, food industry, cosmetic industry and so on At room temperature, citric acid is colorless semi transparent citric acid crystal or white particles or white crystalline powder, odorless, extremely sour, and slightly deliquescent in humid air It can exist in the form of anhydrous or monohydrate: when citric acid crystallizes from hot water, it forms anhydrous; when it crystallizes in cold water, it forms monohydrate When heated to 78 ℃, the monohydrate will decompose to form anhydrate At 15 ℃, citric acid can also be dissolved in anhydrous ethanol It can be seen that citric acid is a typical natural acidizing agent, which belongs to flavoring agent rather than sweetening agent Little knowledge of food additives has almost become an indispensable problem in the process of food production It's better to use the food safety detector to test it after the completion of production Now there are some problems about sweeteners and bulking agents, which have become a hot issue for people, including the difference between sweeteners and white granulated sugar , you can log in our safety net to check Editor in charge: he xianrob
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