Product Details

CasNo： 1185-57-5

MF： C6H8O7.xFe.xH3N

Appearance： powder

Delivery Time： 15 days

Packing： 25kg/bag

Purity： 90%

Basic Information

Product Description

Product Name：Ammonium ferric citrate

CAS No: 1185-57-5

Form: Powder

Product Application

Food Additive (Traditional/Specific Application):

Anticaking Agent for Salt:​ In China, the Green Type​ is approved as an anticaking agent for table salt​ (as an alternative to potassium ferrocyanide), preventing caking while providing some iron fortification. This is its primary food use today.

Nutrient Fortificant:​ Historically used for iron fortification of flour and infant foods. Largely replaced by more stable, sensorially superior iron sources (e.g., sodium iron EDTA, ferric pyrophosphate) due to its color, instability, and metallic taste.

Black Bean Coloring Agent:​ Used in the traditional preparation of "iron-fortified black beans" or "salted beans."​ It reacts with tannins in the bean skin to form a stable blue-black color, serving both as a colorant and fortificant.

Pharmaceuticals & Laboratory:

Iron Supplement:​ Historically used in oral liquid iron preparations, now rare.

Analytical Reagent:​ Used in microbiology as an additive in bacterial culture media​ (as an iron source) or as a reagent in chemical analysis.

Industrial & Specialized Uses:

Blueprint Sensitizer:​ A traditional use, now largely obsolete.

Animal Feed Additive:​ Serves as an organic iron source in feed.

Packaging

25Kg/Bag

Storage

Store in a tightly sealed, light-resistant container, preferably under refrigeration. Use amber glass or foil-lined packaging.