Zinc Citrate(Food Grade )

Product Description

Zinc citrate is a chemical substance that is white powder, odorless and tasteless, slightly soluble in water, and soluble in dilute mineral acid and alkali hydroxide. Its molecular formula is Zn3(C6H5O7)2·2H2O. It is derived from the action of citric acid on zinc hydroxide.

Zinc citrate is an organic zinc supplement. It has little gastric irritation and high zinc content. It participates in the tricarboxylic acid cycle in the human body and enhances the digestion and absorption function of the human body. Zinc citrate is the only zinc compound in human breast milk. It is easier to absorb than zinc in milk, and has stable properties. It can be used to supplement zinc in diabetic patients. As a common zinc fortifier, zinc citrate also has anti-adhesive functions, so it is especially suitable for manufacturing flake nutrition Fortified supplements and powdered mixed foods; when iron and zinc are both severely deficient, zinc citrate can be used to avoid antagonism with iron. Because of its chelating effect, it can increase the clarity of fruit juice drinks, and it can present the refreshing sour taste of fruit juice, so it is widely used in fruit juice drinks; it can also be widely used in cereals and their products and table salt.