Acetic acid is one of the simplest carboxylic acids. It is an important chemical reagent and industrial chemical that is used in the production of plastic soft drink bottles, photographic film; and polyvinyl acetate for wood glue, as well as many synthetic fibres and fabrics. In households diluted acetic acid is often used as a cleaning agent. In the food industry acetic acid is used as an acidity regulator.

                                                 Food Grade          Chemical Grade
Assay in % (m/m)                 min. 99.9                min. 99.6
Water in % (m/m)                  max. 0.05               max. 0.3
Formic acid in % (m/m)        max. 0.05               max. 0.15
Aldehyde in % (m/m)            max. 0.002             max. 0.006
Iron in % (m/m)                      max. 0.00002         max. 0.0001
Hazen                                       max. 5                    max. 15