Beta Carotene is widely used as food colorants in many countries. As a reliable supplier and manufacturer of food ingredients in China, Aurora Industry Co.,Ltd. (AUCO) has been supplying Beta Carotene for over 15 years.
General Information:
Type: Food/Feed Additives
Origin: China
CAS No.: 7235-40-7
AUCO No.: 806
Packing: 25kg drum
Specification:
| Items | Standard |
| Description | Orange-yellow to orange red free-flowing powder,no foreign matter and no odor. |
| Identification | The retention time of the principal peak conforms to which in the reference solution. |
| Particle Size |
100% pass through sieve 40mesh
90% pass through sieve 80mesh |
| β-Carotene Assay | ≥1.00% |
| Amax (1%,1cm) Colour intensity of aqu. dispersionA[1%,1cm] at maximum | ≥25.0 |
| Loss on drying | ≤5.0% |
| Heavy Metals (as Pb) | ≤10.00ppm |
| Lead (as Pb) | ≤2.00ppm |
| Arsenic (as As) | ≤2.00ppm |
| Cadmium (as Cd) | ≤1.00ppm |
| Mercury (as Hg) | ≤0.10ppm |
| Total aerobic microbial count | ≤1000cfu/g |
| Total moulds and yeasts count | ≤100cfu/g |
| Enterobacterial | ≤10cfu/g |
| Escherichia coil | n.d./10g |
| Salmonella | n.d./25g |
| Staphylococcus aureus | n.d./10g |
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