Beta Carotene Powder 1% or 10%, Beta Caroteneemulsion 1%, 2%, Beta Carotene oil 30%
Introduce and benefits:
Beta carotene is the molecule that gives carrots their orange colour. Beta carotene is part of a family of chemicals called the carotenoids, which are found in many fruit and vegetables, as well as some animal products such as egg yolks. Biologically, beta carotene is most important as the precursor of vitamin A. Beta carotene also has anti-oxidant properties and may help in preventing cancer and other diseases.
Beta carotene is also known as a provitamin because it can be converted in our body into vitamin A after oxidative cleavage by beta carotene 15, 150-dioxygenase. In plants, beta carotene acts as an anti-oxidant and neutralizes singlet oxygen radicals formed during photosynthesis.
Referenced COA:
Analysis Item |
Specification |
Result |
Test Method |
Appearance |
Red or Reddish-brown Beadlets, with white spots of food starch |
Reddish-brown Beadlets with white spots of food starch |
Visual |
Identification |
Retention time of the principal peak Conforms to which in the reference |
Conform |
HPLC |
Lose on drying |
≤8.0% |
6.2% |
USP<731> EP 2.2.32 |
Heavy metals (Pb) |
≤0.001% |
Conform |
USP<231>Ⅱ EP 2.4.8 |
Arsenic |
≤0.0003% |
Conform |
USP<211>Ⅱ EP 2.4.2 |
Particle size |
100% through sieve No.20 |
100% |
USP<786> EP 2.9.12 |
Min.85% through sieve No.40 |
95% |
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Max.15% through sieve No.100 |
0.50% |
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Colour intensity of aqu. Dispersion A[1%, 1cm] at maximum |
≥110 |
123 |
In-house |
Total carotenoid content |
≥10.0% |
13.4% |
UV |
Beta-Carotene |
≥10.0% |
10.6% |
HPLC |
Microbial Test |
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Total Plate Count |
≤1000cfu/g |
<10cfu/g |
USP<2021> EP2.6.12 |
Yeast & Mold Count |
≤100cfu/g |
<10cfu/g |
|
Enterobacteria |
≤10cfu/g |
<10cfu/g |
USP<2021> EP2.6.13 |
Salmonella |
Negative in 25g |
Negative |
USP<2022> EP2.6.13 |
Escherichia coli |
Negative in 10g |
Negative |
|
Staphylococcus aureus |
Negative in 10g |
Negative |
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Negative in 10g |
Negative |
|
Conclusion |
Conform with specification |