4888 Triethyl citrate Triethyl citrate is used in foods as a flavouring agent, solvent and surface-active agent Triethyl citrate is an ester of citric acid. It is a colorless, odorless liquid used as a food additive (E number E1505) to stabilize foams, especially as whipping aid for egg white. In pharmaceutical coatings and plastics. Triethyl citrate belongs to the family of Tricarboxylic Acids and Derivatives. These are organic compounds containing three carboxylic acid groups (or salt/ester derivatives thereof). 77-93-0 6506 C12H20O7 276.28 < 25 °C 65 mg/mL No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC). 2014-09-11T05:18:25Z 2026-04-17T19:06:00Z http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triethyl_citrate DB16827 true CCOC(=O)CC(O)(CC(=O)OCC)C(=O)OCC C12H20O7 InChI=1S/C12H20O7/c1-4-17-9(13)7-12(16,11(15)19-6-3)8-10(14)18-5-2/h16H,4-8H2,1-3H3 DOOTYTYQINUNNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 276.283 276.120902994 Exogenous Liquid HMDB34263 CHEMBL464988 13850879 CHEM003789 DTXSID0040701 NS00008140 1,2,3-triethyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate