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CHEMICAL FORMULA
: C4H6O6
 Tartaric
acid is naturally present in grapes, and can be extracted during wine-making
and from winery by-products.
The acid found in grapes is clearly a natural product, which is different from the tartaric acid coming
out from petroleum derivatives, made through the
fermentation of chemical intermediates. Natural Tartaric Acid (L+)
is thus produced through a sophisticated industrial - chemical process
which transforms calcium tartrate.
Tartaric acid occurs in the form of clear, colourless solid crystals, or
as a white powder. Industria Chimica Valenzana S.p.A. manufactures all
existing shapes and sizes of granules, and, doing so, fully meets all
requirements of the market.
Its usage is manifold: from the food industry, to the beverage industry;
to the pharmaceutical and even in construction, where it is used in
the making of plasterboard panels or chalk-based plasters, to several
other fields where it’s used as an acid to correct pH or as an
antioxidant.
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