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Is Triammonium Citrate vegan?

Triammonium Citrate

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Triammonium citrate is the triammonium salt of citric acid, used as a buffering agent and acidity regulator in food and cosmetic applications. It is produced by neutralising citric acid with ammonia.

Also known as Ammonium citrate tribasic, Citric acid triammonium salt, Tribasic ammonium citrate
E number E380
INS number 380
CAS number 3458-72-8
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