Product Name: Beta Carotene

"Type: Food/Feed Additives
Origin: China
CAS No.: 7235-40-7
AUCO No.: 806
Packing: 25kg drum"

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"
I-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