100% Natura β-Carotene powder
Product Description
β-Carotene is dark red to brown-red crystal or crystalline powder, practically insoluble in water, slightly soluble in cyclohexane. It’s sensitive to air, heat and light, especially in solution.
β-Carotene Beadlet 10% CWS consists of red or reddish-brown beadlets, with few white spots of food starch.The microencapsulated beadlets are manufactured with advanced spray and starch-catching drying technology.The individual particles containing Beta-Carotene are finely dispersed in the matrix of modified food starch, coated with corn starch. dl-alpha-tocopherol are added as antioxidants.
β-Carotene Beadlet 20% consists of red or reddish-brown beadlets, with white spots of food starch. The microencapsulated beadlets are manufactured with advanced spray and starch-catching drying technology. The individual particles containing Beta-Carotene are finely dispersed in the matrix of modified food starch , coated with corn starch. dl-alpha-tocopherol are added as antioxidants.
Benefits
As a coloring agent and a source of vitamin A, for food such as fast food, baking food, drink, jelly, confectionery and dairy products. Also suitable for manufacturing tablets and hard-shell capsules, especially for effervescent tablets.
BASIC ANALYSIS
| Item of Analysis | Specification | Test Methods |
| Beta-Carotene Assay | ≥10% | HPLC |
| Appearance&Odor | Red to red brown free-flowing powder,no foreign objects visible,no foreign matter andno odor. | Visual&Organoleptics |
| Partical Size | 100% Pass 40 mesh | USP<786>Ph.Eur.2.9.12 |
| ≥80% Pass 80 mesh |
Quality Data
| Loss on Drying | ≤5% | USP<731> Ph.Eur.2.2.32 |
| Heavy Metals(as Pb) | ≤10.00 ppm | USP<231> Ⅱ Ph.Eur.2.4.8 |
| Lead(Pb) | ≤2.00ppm | USP<251> Ph.Eur.2.4.10 |
| Arsenic(As) | ≤2.00ppm | USP<211> Ⅱ Ph.Eur.2.4.2 |
| Cadmium(Cd) | ≤1.00ppm | USP<233> |
| Mercury(Hg) | ≤0.10ppm | USP<233> |
Microbiological Data
| Total Plate Count | ＜1000 cfu/g | USP<2021>Ph.Eur.2.6.12 |
| Moulds and Yeast | ＜100 cfu/g | USP<2021>Ph.Eur.2.6.12 |
| E.Coli | N.D./10g | USP<2022>Ph.Eur.2.6.13 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | N.D./10g | USP<2022>Ph.Eur.2.6.13 |
| Salmonella | N.D./25g | USP<2022>Ph.Eur.2.6.13 |
Gmo statement
We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product was not produced from or with GMO plant material.
By products & impurities statement
- We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product does not contain and was not manufactured with any of the following substances:
- Parabens
- Phthalates
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
- Solvents and Residual Solvents
Gluten free statement
We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product is gluten-free and was not manufactured with any ingredients containing gluten.
(Bse)/ (Tse) Statement
We hereby confirm that, to the best of our knowledge, this product is free of BSE/TSE.
Cruelty-free statement
We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product has not been tested on animals.
Kosher statement
We hereby confirm that this product has been certified to Kosher standards.
Vegan Statement
We hereby confirm that this product has been certified to Vegan standards.
Food Allergen Information
| Component | Present in the product |
| Peanuts (and/or derivatives,) e.g., protein oil | No |
| Tree Nuts (and/or derivatives) | No |
| Seeds (Mustard, Sesame) (and/or derivatives) | No |
| Wheat, Barley, Rye, Oats, Spelt, Kamut or their hybrids | No |
| Gluten | No |
| Soybeans (and/or derivatives) | No |
| Dairy (including lactose) or Eggs | No |
| Fish or their products | No |
| Shellfish or their products | No |
| Celery (and/or derivatives) | No |
| Lupin (and/or derivatives) | No |
| Sulphites (and derivatives) (added or > 10 ppm) | No |
