cremortartaro

English translation: potassium acid trartrate (bitartrate)

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Italian term or phrase:cremortartaro
English translation:potassium acid trartrate (bitartrate)
Entered by: achisholm

18:03 Nov 2, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / food science
Italian term or phrase: cremortartaro
Ingredient used in chemical raising agents in the baking and food industry along with sodium and ammonium carbonates (very likely to be tartaric acid). But I'm not sure of the exact translation in this case.
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:54
potassium acid tartrate
Explanation:
Refrigerazione: abbassando la temperatura del vino si accelera il processo di deposito dei sali dell'acido tartarico, in particolare del tartrato acido di potassio(cremortartaro). Inoltre le particelle che si depositano trascinano con sé I Lieviti é i batteri resi inattivi dal freddo.

http://www.agrishoponline.it/guida vinificazione= stabilizza...
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Massimo Gaido
United States
Local time: 00:54
Grading comment
Many thanks for the help.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6cream of tartar
Cinzia Barrella
5 +1potassium acid tartrate
Massimo Gaido
3 +1POTASSIUM BITARTRATE
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
cream of tartar


Explanation:
cream of tartar


    Reference: http://www.foodreference.com/html/tcreamoftartar.html
Cinzia Barrella
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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agree  Gian
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agree  Science451
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agree  Ivana UK: yes........
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agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: used in nutrition
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agree  Claire Titchmarsh (X)
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
potassium acid tartrate


Explanation:
Refrigerazione: abbassando la temperatura del vino si accelera il processo di deposito dei sali dell'acido tartarico, in particolare del tartrato acido di potassio(cremortartaro). Inoltre le particelle che si depositano trascinano con sé I Lieviti é i batteri resi inattivi dal freddo.

http://www.agrishoponline.it/guida vinificazione= stabilizza...

Massimo Gaido
United States
Local time: 00:54
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1978
Grading comment
Many thanks for the help.

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agree  Francesco Moschella
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
POTASSIUM BITARTRATE


Explanation:
It is a natural organic salt, slightly acid, presenting wide use in food industry, especially useful as chemical leaven for bakery industry.
Also used in the metallurgical industry for metal cleanness.
Features and Presentation

Specifications:

Purity 98,5% min
Moisture 0,5% max
Heavy Metals 20 ppm max


I honestly do not know if there's an approved English translation for the marketing term


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Note added at 2003-11-02 19:00:36 (GMT)
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Synonyms: potassium
hydrogen tartrate, potassium acid tartrate, cream of tartar ...
ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/PO/potassium_bitartrate.html

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verbis
Local time: 06:54
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agree  Giovanna Cerruti
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