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§ 184.1625 Potassium citrate.
（a） Potassium citrate （C6H5K3O7·H2O, CAS Reg. No. 006100–0905–096） is the potassium salt of citric acid. It is prepared by neutralizing citric acid with potassium hydroxide or potassium carbonate. It occurs as transparent crystals or a white granular powder, is odorless and deliquescent, and contains one mole of water per mole of potassium citrate.
（b） The ingredient meets the specifications of the Food Chemicals Codex, 3d ed. （1981）, p. 242, which is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552（a） and 1 CFR part 51. Copies are available from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20418, and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition （HFS–200）, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, or may be examined at the National Archives and Records Administration （NARA）. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
（c） In accordance with §184.1（b）（1）, the ingredient is used in food with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice.
（d） Prior sanctions for this ingredient different from the uses established in this section, or different from those set forth in part 181 of this chapter, do not exist or have been waived.
[59 FR 63896, Dec. 12, 1994]
