Product performance:
The pure product is dark red or dark red, shiny rhombic hexahedron or crystalline powder, unstable to oxygen, heat and light, and is one of the carotenoids.
It is the most common and stable natural pigment in nature. Many natural foods, such as spirulina, green vegetables, sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, papaya, mango, etc., contain β-carotene. The melting point is 183°C.
Soluble in carbon disulfide, benzene and chloroform. It can dissolve 109mg of this product in 100ml of hexane at 0ºC, insoluble in water, propylene glycol, glycerin, almost insoluble in methanol and ethanol, and unstable to oxygen, heat and light.
Analysis of certificate:
| Testing Item | Standard | Result |
| Appearance | Reddish-brown flowing powder | Reddish-brown flowing powder |
| Particle Size | 100% pass through sieve 40 mesh 90% pass through sieve 80 mesh |
Complies |
| Assay of total carotenoid | ≥10.0% | 11.2% |
| Assay of β-carotene | ≥10.0% | 10.3% |
| Loss on drying | ≤ 5.0% | 3.5% |
| Heavy Metals ( as Pb) | ≤10ppm | <10ppm |
| Arsenic (as As) | ≤ 3ppm | < 3ppm |
Storage: Stockpiled at the ventilated place, avoiding rain, moisture and insolation. Please handle with care to prevent bag damage, store away from toxic substances.
Packing: Net 25kg per carton
Loading: 20MT/20FCL’; 18MT/20FCL’ with pallets
