DL-Malic Acid
Introduction
NaturalMalic Acid can be used as an acidulant in cool drinks (including lactobacillus drinks, milk drinks, carbonated drinks, cola), frozen foods (including sherbet and ice eam), processed foods (including wine and mayonnaise). Natural Malic Acid is used as color-keeper and antiseptic of juice. Natural Malic Acid is also used as emulsion stabilizer of egg yolk. Natural Malic acid also can be used as pharmaceutical intermediate, cosmetic, rinse, metal cleaner, buffering agent, retarder in textile industry, fluorescent whitening agent of polyester fibre.
Specification
| Item | Standard | Results |
| Appearance | Whiite crystalline powder or granule, smells a little sour. | Whiite crystalline powder or granule, smells a little sour. |
| Content | 99%~100.5% | 99.4w/% |
| Arsenics | ≤2.0mg/kg | <2mg/kg |
| Plumbum | ≤2mg/kg | <2mg/kg |
| Specific Rotation | -0.10°~+1.10° | 0.08° |
| Fumaric Acid | ≤1.0w/% | <1.0% |
| Maleic Acid | ≤0.05w/% | <0.05w/% |
| Residue on ignition | ≤0.1w/% | 0.029mg/kg |
| Water insoluble | ≤0.1w/% | 0.018mg/kg |
| Mecury | mg/kg | 0.026mg/kg |
| Camdium | mg/kg | <0.05mg/kg |
| Chromium | mg/kg | <0.05mg/kg |
Application
(1) In food industry: it can be used in the processing and concoction of beverage, liqueur, fruit juice and the manufacture of candy and jam etc. It also has effects of bacteria inhibition and antisepsis and can remove tartrate during wine brewing.
(2) In tobacco industry: malic acid derivative (such as esters) can improve the aroma of tobacco.
(3)In pharmaceutical industry: the troches and syrup compounded with malic acid have fruit taste and can facilitate their absorption and diffusion in the body.
(4) Daily chemical industry: as a good complexing agent, it can be used for toothpaste formula, spice synthesis formulas and so on. It also can be used as a deodorant and detergent ingredients. As a food additive, malic acid is an essential food ingredient in our food supply.As a leading food additives and food ingredients supplier in China, we can provide you with high quality malic acid.
