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The Tartaric Chemicals Corporation Tartaric Acid 50% Solution

The Tartaric Chemicals Corporation Tartaric Acid 50% Solution is a clear, colorless liquid, made with Tartaric Acid. Tartaric acid is a white crystalline diprotic organic acid. It occurs naturally in many plants, particularly grapes, bananas, and tamarinds, and is one of the main acids found in wine. It is added to other foods to give a sour taste, and is used as an antioxidant. Salts of tartaric acid are known as tartrates. It is a dihydroxyl derivative of succinic acid. Tartaric acid was first isolated from potassium tartrate, known to the ancients as tartar, c. 800 by the alchemist Jabiribn Hayyan The modern process was developed in 1769 by the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. Tartaric acid played an important role in the discovery of chemical chirality. This property of tartaric acid was first observed in 1832 by Jean Baptiste Biot, who observed its ability to rotate polarized light. Louis Pasteur continued this research in 1847 by investigating the shapes of ammonium sodium tartrate crystals, which he found to be asymmetric. By manually sorting the different "handed" crystals under magnification, Pasteur was the first to produce a pure sample of levotartaric acid. Tartaric acid may be most immediately recognizable to wine drinkers as the source of "wine diamonds", the small potassium bitartrate crystals that sometimes form spontaneously on the cork. These "tartrates" are harmless, despite sometimes being mistaken for broken glass, and are prevented in many wines through cold stabilization. The tartrates that remain on the inside of aging barrels were at one time a major industrial source of potassium bitartrate. However, tartaric acid plays an important role chemically, lowering the pH of fermenting "must" to a level where many undesirable spoilage bacteria cannot live, and acting as a preservative after fermentation. In the mouth, tartaric acid provides some of the tartness in the wine, although citric and malic acids also play a role.

Ingredient Name: Tartaric Acid

Functions: Acidulant, Antioxidant, Buffers & pH Stabilizer

Labeling Claims: Kosher

Physical Form: Liquid

Technical Data Sheet

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Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Name: Tartaric Acid
Food Ingredients Functions: Acidulant,
Antioxidant,
Buffers & pH Stabilizer
Residual Solvents: Total absence in the manufacturing process
CAS No.: 526-83-0
Ingredients: Tartaric Acid
Food Additive Number: E 334, INS 334
Technologies: Food Ingredients
Product Families: Food Ingredients — Functional Additives
Acidulants & Acidity Regulators,
Antioxidants & Preservatives

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims: Kosher

Applications & Uses

Markets: Food & Nutrition
Applications: Food & Nutrition — Beverage
Oenology
Food & Nutrition Applications: Wine
Uses: Acidifier, antioxidant, flavor enhancer and stabilizing agent. Food industry (production of tinned food, jam, jelly, confectionery and biscuits in general, soft drinks and table waters, acidifier in wine-making field)

Properties

Physical Form: Liquid
Appearance: Clear Solution
Typical Properties

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance: Kosher,
NSF Approved

Technical Details & Test Data

Concentration: 1.00lb of dry Tartaric Acid /0.19 gallons of solution

5.25lb of dry Tartaric Acid/gallon of solution
Conversion Chart: Dry Lbs Equivalent Gallons of Solution Lbs of Solution
Gallons of Water

1 0.19 2 0.12

2 0.38 4 0.24

3 0.57 6 0.36

4 0.76 8 0.48

5 0.95 10 0.6

6 1.14 12 0.72

7 1.33 14 0.84

8 1.52 16 0.86

9 1.71 18 0.98

10 1.9 20 1.2

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type: Bottles,
Pails
Packaging: Liquid Tartaric is available in 0.5 or 1 gallon HDPE bottles, 5 gallons pails, 55 gallons poly drums with the option of the dripless liquid dispensing system, 330 gallons tote bins or 5,000 gallons truckloads quantities, to satisfy the needs of users of all sizes.

Storage & Handling

Storage: Avoid temperature conditions below 35 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) and environments with the presence of strong odors.
Shelf Life: Five years from manufacturing date.