Beta Carotene 10% Beadlet CAS No. 7235-40-7

Function1.Antioxidants (preventing skin from dry , rough)
2.Constituting the photosensitive material within the visual cells
3.Promoting the growth and development of the body and preventing congenital deficiency
4.Promoting the healthy growth of bones and teeth
5.Maintaining reproductive function
6.reventing and restraining lung cancer
7.Coloring agents, Nutrition Enhancer
Application
Suitable for manufacturing tablets and hard-shell capsules, especially for effervescent tablets. Also as a coloring agent and a source of vitamin A for food such as fast food, baking food, drink, jelly, confectionery and dairy products. Packing:
ITEMS
METHODS
SPECIFICATIONS
RESULTS
Description
Identification
Loss on drying
Heavy metals(as Pb)
Arsenic(as As)
Particle Size
Pass through sieve No.20
Pass through sieve No.40
Pass through sieve No.100
Assay of total carotenoids
Assay of β-carotene
Microbial test
Total aerobic microbial count
Total moulds and yeasts count
Enterobacterial
*Salmonella
*Escherichia coli
*Staphylococcus aureus
*Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Visual
HPLC
USP<731>
USP<231>
Ph.Eur.2.4.2
USP<786>EP.2.9.12
USP<786>EP.2.9.12
USP<786>EP.2.9.12
UV-Vis
HPLC
USP<2021>EP.2.6.12
USP<2021>EP.2.6.12
USP<2021>EP.2.6.13
USP<2022>EP.2.6.13
USP<2022>EP.2.6.13
USP<2022>EP.2.6.13
USP<2022>EP.2.6.13
Red or reddish-brown free flowing beadlets, with white spots of food starch
Conforms to the reference solution
≤8.0%
≤0.001%
≤3ppm
100%
≥85%
≤15%
≥20.0%
≥20.0%
≤1000cfu/g
≤100 cfu/g
≤10 cfu/g
n.d./25g
n.d./10g
n.d./10g
n.d./10g
reddish-brown free- flowing beadlets, with white spots of food starch
Conform
1.5%
<0.001%
<3ppm
100%
97%
0.35%
25.5%
23.2%
30cfu/g
<10 cfu/g
<10 cfu/g
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.
n.d.