C3H6O3
90.08 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
Lactic acid
CAS50-21-5EC200-018-0
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
food preservative and acidulant
Lactic acid is an organic acid that appears as a white solid in its pure form and dissolves to give a colorless solution. It is widely used as a food preservative and acidulant.
food preservativeacidulant
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CAS 50-21-5
Related Compounds
StrongSame Parent
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Referencestereoisomer of
Iron(II) lactate
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food color and hematinic
Referencestereoisomer of
ZINC LACTATE
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Cosmetic ingredient for zinc supplements
Referencestereoisomer of
Sodium lactate
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Food acidity regulator and preservative
Safety Reference
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-hydroxypropanoic acid
InChIKey
JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(C(=O)O)O
Synonyms (163)
- E-270
- Lactic Acid, Racemic, USP
- Lactic acid (JP18/USP)
- Lactic acid USP
- Lactic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Lactic acid, meets USP testing specifications
- (2RS)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
- (RS)-2-Hydroxypropionsaeure
- (RS)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid
- 05%/5% Elite Barrier Dip
- 2-Hydroxy-2-methylacetic acid
- 2-hydroxypropanoic acid
- 2-hydroxypropionic acid
- 4b5w
- Acidum lacticum
- Aethylidenmilchsaeure
- Atlas Barrier Activator
- Atlas PrePost Activator
- Atlas Prep Activator
- Aura Teat Scrubber
- Aztec Gold Activator
- Biolac
- CD2 Activator
- CD2-FB Activator
- CD2-HD Activator
- CD2-LV Activator
- CD2-X11-LD Activator
- Chem-Cast
- Cheongin Haejanghwan
- Cheongin Haewoohwan
- Cheongin Samrakhwan
- Cheongin samrakhan
- ChloraGuard 105 Part A
- Chloroxide A
- Chlorsan 105 Part A
- Cover All Part A
- Cover All RF Part A
- Cover II Part A
- D Lactic Acid
- DL-Lactic Acid (90%)
- DL-Lactic Acid (90per cent)
- DL-Lactic Acid, Racemic
- DL-Lactic acid
- DL-Lactic acid, ~90% (T)
- DL-Milchsaeure
- Dermaplex
- Dermaplex Pre-Post
- Dermaplex PrePost JPN
- DiOxi Star Pre-Post Activator
- Encore Pre/Post
- EpiStar Barrier Activator
- EpiStar Pre-Post Activator
- Ethylidenelactic acid
- ExfoliatingGel
- Fresh Morning Bifidus
- Fresh Morning Bifidus Bifidus
- GEA Velocity Part A
- Gladiator Barrier Activator
- Gladiator PostMax Activator
- Gladiator Pre-Post Activator
- Gladiator PrepMax Activator
- HIPURE 88
- INS NO.270
- Integrity Blue Part A
- Integrity Pre-Post Part A
- Kyselina 2-hydroxypropanova
- Kyselina mlecna
- Kyselina mlecna [Czech]
- L-isomer
- Lactate (Standard)
- Lactate, Ammonium
- Lactic Acid Pre Dip
- Lactic Acid Teat Dip
- Lactic Acid, 85 Percent
- Lactic acid (7CI,8CI)
- Lactic acid (natural)
- Lactic acid, dl-
- Lactic acid, tech grade
- Lactic acid, unspecified
- Lactic acid,buffered
- LacticPlus
- Lacticum acidum
- Lactovagan
- Lurex
- Milchsaeure
- Milchsaure
- Milchsaure [German]
- Milk acid
- Non-Iodine Barrier Teat Dip
- Non-Iodine Teat Dip
- Opti-Guard Activator
- Orbit Clean Activator
- Ordinary lactic acid
- PLA, PLLA, Polylactide
- PREP 8X4 CONC
- PREP 8X8
- Prep 8X RTU
- Pro-San Activator
- Pro-San LV Activator
- Pro-San LV Plus Activator
- Propanoic acid, (+-)
- Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-
- Propanoic acid, hydroxy-
- Propionic acid, 2-hydroxy-
- Purac FCC 80
- Purac FCC 88
- Racemic lactic acid
- Sodium Chlorite Teat Dip
- Soft Chlor Barrier Part A
- Soft Chlor Part A
- Soft-San
- Synofilm
- Synoshield
- Tonsillosan
- UdderStar PrePost Activator
- Uddercare Barrier Part A
- Uddercare Plus Part A
- Udderstar Barrier Activator
- Ultra-Guard Activator
- Ultra-Guard HV Activator
- Valiant Express Prime
- XT Barrier BLU Part A
- XT-1 Pre-Post Part A
- XTRA 7 PART A
- XTRA BLU Conc. Part A
- XTRA GUARD (Part A)
- Xtra BLU Part A
- alpha-Hydroxypropanoic acid
- alpha-Hydroxypropionic acid
- hydron;2-hydroxypropanoate
- lactasol
- lactic acid
- poly(2-hydroxypropionic acid)