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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/Tripotassium citrate
C6H5K3O7
306.39 g/mol
Food Additive

TRIPOTASSIUM CITRATE

CAS866-84-2EC212-755-5
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
food additive sequestrant stabilizer buffer

Tripotassium citrate is the anhydrous tripotassium salt of citric acid. It functions as a sequestrant, stabilizer, and buffer in food products.

food additive sequestrantstabilizer and buffer in foodspreservative for cut flowers

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Related Compounds

StrongForm Family

Potassium citrate monohydrate

CAS6100-05-6

Sequestrant, emulsifier, and stabilizer

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

Trisodium citrate dihydrate

CAS6132-04-3

acidity regulator and anticoagulant

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

Trisodium citrate

CAS68-04-2

Food additive and buffering agent

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

Calcium citrate

CAS813-94-5

food additive as acidity regulator

ReferenceSame Category

Sodium pantothenate

CAS867-81-2

nutritional supplement and vitamin

ReferenceSame Category

Potassium L-hydrogentartrate

CAS868-14-4

food acidity regulator and raising agent

ReferenceSame Category

Disodium L-tartrate

CAS868-18-8

Food emulsifier and sequestrant

ReferenceSame Category

Choline bitartrate

CAS87-67-2

dietary supplement and nutrient

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for TRIPOTASSIUM CITRATE (CAS 866-84-2) is 2918.15.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2918.15

EU CN code (8-digit)

2918 15 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

tripotassium;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate

InChIKey

QEEAPRPFLLJWCF-UHFFFAOYSA-K

SMILES

C(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O.[K+].[K+].[K+]

Synonyms (25)
  • ACALKA
  • Anhydrous, Potassium Citrate
  • Citric acid, potassium salt
  • K citrate
  • Kajos
  • Kaliksir
  • Litocit
  • Porekal
  • Potassium Cltrate
  • Potassium citrate anhydrous
  • Potassium tribasic citrate
  • Potassiumcitrate
  • Seltz-K
  • TRIPOTASSIUM CITRATE
  • Urocit K
  • potassium citrate (anh.)
  • tripotassium citrate (anh.)

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