Detailed Information on Product

[Product Content (based onC4H6O5)]99.0-100.5%

[Fumaric Acid Content]≤1.00%

[Maleic Acid Content]≤0.05%

[Heavy metal (based on Pb) Content]≤10ppm

[Arsenic (As) Content]≤2ppm

[Ignition Residue]≤0.10%

[Water Insoluble Matters] ≤0.10%

[Specific Rotation [α]20]-0.10-+0.10°

[Melting Range]127-132℃

[Package]25kg/paper bag

[Storage]Stored in a closed, dry and shade place away fromlight

[Announcement]The data above shall be used as generalinstruction and shall not be used as constraint conditions incontacts or orders. 

Application

Malic acid offers a mouthfeel close to that of natural juice andhas natural fragrance. Compared with citric acid, malic acid hashigher acidity (20 percent higher), lower quantity of heat, softertaste, higher buffering factor and more lasting time; however, itis not so corrosive as citric acid that leads to series enamelwear, and it is harmless to mouth cavity and teeth. As a newgeneration of food acidity regulator, malic acid is known as "bestfood acidity regulator" in biological and nutritional fields. It iswidely used in foods such as wines, beverages, fruit juices andchewing gums. It is not only the third food acidity regulatorcoming after citric acid and lactic acid, but also one of thebiggest and most promising organic acids in food industry acrossthe current world.
 

Malic acid can be added in cool drinks, powder drinks, lacticacid drinks, milk drinks and fruit juice drinks to improve theirtastes and flavors. Malic acid is often added together withAspartame, an artificially synthesized dipeptide sweetener, intosoft drinks as the flavor stabilizer. In recent years, malic acidwhich is more irritating than lactic acid has gradually replacedlactic acid in food industry. Besides a certain amount of pectinand sugar, acid is another key factor in a gel forming process.Malic acid is capable of gelatinating pectin and therefore can beused for making fruitcakes, jelly fruit juice, puree, etc.
 

Malic acid contains natural skin moisturizing elements. Thisenables it to dissolve "sticky matters" between dry scale-like deadcells easily, so as to smooth wrinkles on skin and make the skintender, white, bright, clean and elastic. For this reason, malicacid is very popular for its use in cosmetic formulae.


Malic acid also can be used as one of the raw materials forsynthesizing disincrustant and fluorescent whitening agent.Polyester and alcohol acid resin, which are produced by using malicacid, are plastics that can be used for special purposes. Malicacid also can be used as an industrial cleaning agent, resin curingagent, synthetic material plasticizer, feed additive, etc.