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Malic Acid
is a major natural organic acid occurring in Fruits and Berries.In
fact, contrary to the common belief, Malic Acid is the prominent constituent of many fruits and not Citric
Acid. The pleasant and refreshing experience of biting into
a juicy apple or cherry is mostly due to Malic
Acid.
BENEFITS OF USING MALIC ACID
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BENEFIT
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| SOFT DRINKS |
- EASY SOLUBILITY
- SMOOTHER AND LINGERING TASTE.
- COMPATIBILITY WITH A WIDE RANGE
OF FLAVOURS
- ECONOMY IN ACIDULANT CONSUMPTION.
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| SOFT DRINK CONCENTRATES,
DRY BEVERAGES, EFFERVESCENT PRODUCTS. |
- SMOOTHER AND LINGERING TASTE.
- LONGER SHELF LIFE
- EASY SOLUBILITY
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| HARD CANDY |
- EASE OF INCORPORATION
- IMPROVED 'CLARITY' AND BRIGHTNESS IF END PRODUCT
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| JAMS, JELLIES,
FRUIT CHEWS, SPECIAL BAKERY PRODUCTS. |
- IMPROVED TEXTURE AND CONSISTENCY
- BETTER COMPATIBILITY WITH NATURAL
FRUIT FLAVOURS
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| CANNED FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES |
- EASY CONTROL OF pH
- INTENSIFIED FLAVOUR
- 'ANTI-BROWNING' SYNERGISTIC EFFECT.
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| DIET PRODUCTS |
- ECONOMY DUE TO SYNERGY WITH SUGAR SUBSTITUTE'S
- 'MASKING', OF SUGAR SUBSTITUTE'S AFTER TASTE.
- IMPROVED OVERALL TASTE
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| EDIBLE OILS |
- CONTROLLING OXIDATIVE RANCIDITY.
- RENEWING AND CONTROLLING TRACE METAL IMPURITIES,
AS A SEQUESTRING AGENT.
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| NON-FOOD |
- SAFER AND PROBLEM FREE CLEANING
OF METALS, PARTICULARLY NON-FERROUS METALS AND AUSTENITIC
STEELS.
- SAFER SANITATION AND SCALE REMOVAL IN BREWERIES
AND DAIRIES PLANTS.
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MALIC ACID - THE FLAVOUR ENHANCER
Malic Acid blends extremely well with an extensive range
of essences and flavours. Also, it has a smooth build up and longer retention
of flavour (Citric Acid builds up
taste rapidly but the taste bud stimulation is of short duration),
which makes Malic Acid highly useful
in Soft Drinks formulation and Diet Products.
MALIC ACID - THE SHELF LIFE EXTENDER
Malic Acid is naturally anhydrous and non-hygroscopic, which
extends its storage life and the shelf life of products it
is blended with. This is of specific advantage in powdered
soft drink concentrates and dry beverages.
MALIC ACID - THE LOWER MELTING POINT ADVANTAGE
Malic Acid has a Melting point
of 129 DEG C and Citric Acid has a melting point of 153 DEG
C. This important difference is shown in the manufacture
of hard candies, where the acidulant
is incorporated in powder form in the cooked syrup on the
slab. Malic Acid's lower melting
point makes it to easily disperse in the syrup melt and consequently
minium folding and kneading are required.It
also makes the product 'star bright'.
MALIC ACID - FOR BETTER SOLUBILITY
Water used in many processes often contains small amounts
of hard water salts. Easy and better solubility of Malic Acid and its Calcium salt prevents 'cloudiness' of the
end product and imparts greater clarity, when Malic
Acid is used as the acidulant.
MALIC ACID - FOR ECONOMY
Malic Acid and Citric Acid, have
more or less the same pH based in equal strength.On a molecular weight basis, Malic
Acid is 1.05 times greater than Citric Acid in acidity.At
lower pH, Malic Acid ia
also more 'sour' than Citric Acid.The
quantity of acidulant used in a product is determined by its 'acidity'
& 'sourness' and it is estimated by tasting panels that
10 % to 20 % less Malic Acid is required than Citric Acid, to produce equivalent
effect. The actual savings should however be established
by experiments on individual products.
SPECIFICATIONS
Malic Acid is a free flowing granular
powder. It conforms to the requirements of food Chemical Codex.
| APPEARANCE |
WHITE CRYSTALLINE GRANULES OR POWDER. |
| TASTE |
TART ACIDIC |
ASSAY (AS DL-MALIIC
ACID) ON DRY BASIS WATER INSOLUBLE |
99%MIN |
| MATTER |
0.1% MAX |
| RESIDUE ON IGNITION |
0.1% MAX |
| MOISTURE |
0.3% MAX |
| MALEIC ACID |
0.05% MAX |
| FUMARIC ACID |
1.0% MAX |
| LEAD |
10 PPM MAX |
| ARSENIC (AS As) |
3 PPM MAX |
| HEAVY METALS (AS Pb) |
20 PPM MAX |
GRANULATION: Granular:
- 99% min passing through US Sieve 10 Mesh (2 mm)
- 10% max passing through US Sieve 50 Mesh (297 Micron).
Fine Granular:
- 99% min passing through US Sieve 25 Mesh (
707 Micron ).
- 5% max passing through US Sieve 100 Mesh (
149 Micron ).
Powder:
- 99% min passing through US Sieve 80
Mesh (177 Micron).
PACKING AND STORAGE
Malic Acid will be supplied in Fibre Drums with inner PE
Liner of 25 Kg Net..
Malic Acid will keep indefinitely provided it is stored in
a cool, dry place.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
FDA affirms that Malic Acid and its salts are Generally Recognised
as Safe (GRAS) as a Flavour Enhancer,
Flavouring Agent and Adjuvant and a pH control Agent at levels
varying from 6.9% for Hard Candy to 0.7% for Miscellaneous
Uses.
LEGISLATIONS
- The Food Standards (Preserves) order
1953, (SI 1953 No. 691 amended by SI 1953 No.3107) of the
United Kingdom.
- The Soft Drinks Regulation 1964
as amended to 1972, of the United Kingdom.
- The Miscellaneous Additives in Food
Regulation 1980, No.1834 of U.K., for general use as an
acidulant.
- The Food Chemical Codex (Third Edition
1987).
- Malic Acid is listed by the FDA as GRAS ( Generally Recognised
as Safe )Additive for miscellaneous and/or general purpose
use.
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