Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States


General Information

Synonyms: MONOPOTASSIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE MONOBASIC
Chemical Names: POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN CITRATE; MONOPOTASSIUM SALT OF 2-HYDROXYPROPAN-1,2,3-TRICARBOXYLIC ACID
CAS number: 866-83-1
INS:

332(i)

Functional Class: Food Additives
ACIDITY_REGULATOR
SEQUESTRANT
YEAST_FOOD

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1979
ADI: NOT LIMITED
Meeting: 23
Specs Code: R (1987)
Comments: Included in the group ADI for citric acid and bases
Report: TRS 648-JECFA 23/31
Tox Monograph: NOT PREPARED
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 10/FNP 52 Add.10/34 (METALS LIMITS) (2002). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.3/123

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GSFA Provisions for POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN CITRATE

Number Food Category Max Level Notes
14.1.5

Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa

GMP Note 160
13.2

Complementary foods for infants and young children

GMP Note 239
01.1.3.2

Fluid buttermilk (plain)

GMP Note 261
13.1.2

Follow-up formulae

GMP Note 72
13.1.3

Formulae for special medical purposes for infants

GMP Note 72,Note 55
08.1.2

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, comminuted

GMP Note 281
08.1.1

Fresh meat, poultry, and game, whole pieces or cuts

GMP Note 16,Note 326
04.2.2.1

Frozen vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds

GMP Note 29
13.1.1

Infant formulae

GMP Note 72,Note 55
11.4

Other sugars and syrups (e.g. xylose, maple syrup, sugar toppings)

GMP Note 258
01.4.1

Pasteurized cream (plain)

GMP Note 236
09.2

Processed fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms

GMP Note XS92,Note XS315,Note XS95,Note XS312,Note XS190,Note 253,Note XS36,Note 391,Note XS191,Note XS292

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