Chemical formula: C3H6O3
CAS: 50-21-5
Product performance:
Often used as food or feed additives, it can improve the flavor of food and prolong the shelf life. It is widely used in canned food, bread, flour, pastry, feed and other industries as a food flavor improver. It is especially suitable for the acidity adjustment of various solid and powdered foods. Its excellent pH adjustment function and antibacterial ability can effectively inhibit the growth of microorganisms and prolong the shelf life of food.
| Item | Unit | Quality Standards | Analysis Results |
Color Appearance Smell
Chromaticity | Hazen | Colorless to pale yellow, Transparent liquid,No odor or slightly
characteristic odor, Max.100 | Light yellow Transparent liquidNo odor<100 |
| Identification | --- | Pass Test | Pass |
| Lactic acid content | % w/w | 95%-105% | 80.20 |
| L(+)Lactic acid to total lactic acid content | % L(+) | Min. 97.5 | >97.5 |
| Burning residue | % w/w | Max. 0.1 | 0.04 |
| Chloride | ppm | Max. 20 | <20 |
| Sulfate | ppm | Max. 50 | <50 |
| Iron | ppm | Max.10 | <10 |
| Reducing substances (sugars) | --- | Pass Test | Pass Test |
| Citric acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid and phosphoric acid | --- | Pass Test | Pass Test |
| Easy Carbon Compounds | --- | Pass Test | Pass Test |
| Cyanide | mg/kg | Max. 1 | <1 |
| Lead | mg/kg | Max. 2.0 | 0.5351 |
| Arsenic | mg/kg | Max. 1.0 | 0.6315 |
