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POTASSIUM BITARTRATE

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Material type

synthetic aroma chemical

Canonical source

arctander

How it behaves

Olfactory profile

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Descriptors

odorless

Potassium bitartrate (cream of tartar) is an odorless white crystalline salt with no discernible aroma. It is not a fragrance material and has no olfactory character in isolation.AI · claude-opus-4-7

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Members

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chemicals · No. 2638

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1154.

188.18

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Appearance

Colorless or slightly opaque crystals or white crystalline powder.

Solubility

0.6% soluble in water, almost insoluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

The dry material is odorless.

Flavor

Pleasant acid taste in aqueous solution.

Uses in flavor

This material is used in baking powders, usually in combination with the Bicarbonate or one of the Ammonium carbonates.

Production

The material appears in enormous quantities as a by-product in wine-making. It is extracted from the sediment of the fermentation vats.

Identity

Aliases · 4

Cream of tartarCremor tartariPotassium acid tartratePotassium hydrogen tartrate

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