Tartaric Acid is widely used in food products, oral, topical and parenteral pharmaceutical formulations and is generally regarded as a nontoxic and nonirritant material.
in beverages, confectionary, food products and pharmaceutical formulations as an acidulant, as a sequesterring agent, as an antioxidant synergist, in pharmaceutical formulations with bicarbonates, as the acid component of effervescent granules, powders and tablets.