Citric Acid Monohydrate

What is Citric Acid Monohydrate?

Citric Acid Monohydrate has a slightly coarser structure and is more similar to granulated sugar. This form of Citric Acid contains a minuscule amount of water and has a purity of >98%. Are you looking for anhydrous Citric Acid? Then take a look at our Citric Acid Anhydrous.

Citric acid is an organic acid that occurs naturally in citrus fruits such as orange, lemon, mandarin and lime. In lemons and limes, citric acid makes up about 8% of the whole. But this acid is also found in other foods such as berries and some vegetables such as lettuce and tomato.

How to use Citric Acid Monohydrate? 

As a cleaning agent

Citric acid kills bacteria and fungi, making it excellent for cleaning and disinfecting all kinds of things. It also works effectively in removing soap scum, hard water stains, limescale, limescale, and rust.

As a preservative

Citric acid is a natural antioxidant that can often be found in soaps, conditioners, shampoos and skin and hair care products. This is often combined with potassium sorbate. Together they form a powerful preservative.

As a pH regulator

Use Citric Acid to make a delicious bath bomb! Click here for the recipe.

What is the difference between Citric Acid Monohydrate and Anhydrate?

Citric Acid Monohydrate contains water while Citric Acid Anhydrate consists of less than 0.5% water.

Citric Acid Anhydrous is therefore also known as the 'anhydrous Citric Acid'. This anhydrous Citric Acid has a purity of more than 99%.

Citric Acid Monohydrate has a slightly coarser structure and is more similar to granulated sugar. This form of Citric Acid contains a minuscule amount of water and has a purity of >98%.

Citric Acid Anhydrote is therefore something purer than Citric Acid Monohydrate.

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