Food Additives

Taurine

Item Description

Trade name: Taurine

CAS NO.: 107-35-7

Molecular Formula: C2H7NO3S

EINECS NO.: 203-483-8


Function & Application

Taurine for food grade ,white crystal powder ,odorless, is widely used in food additive industry as a nutrition enhancer. Taurine could improve the immune system and help the growth of the body; accelerate the digestion of fat and plays a role in gall bile metabolization;maintain the brain function and accelerate & upgrowth the brain of baby and children and plays a role in endocrine balance, and it could adjust and protect the body's cardiovascular system.


Specification

Items

     Testing Data

        Standard

    Characteristics

  

A white crystalline powder,odorless

Identification

       Positive

 Positive

Clarity and color of solution:

     pass test

   Clear and colorless

    Chloride(CI)%     

       <0.010%

       0.011%max

Sulphate(SO4)%    

       <0.010%

      0.014%max

Ammonium Salt(NH4)%

       <0.02%

0.02%max

Heavy metals(Pb)  

       <8ppm

      20ppm max

Arsenic(As)  

       <1ppm

      2ppm max

Easily carbonizable substances  

      Colorless

   No Color develops

Loss on drying %      

        <0.08%

0.2%(105ºC,2 hours)max

Residue on ignition %  

<0.06%

      0.1%max

Assay(anhydrous) %

99.6% minimum

      99% min

Total plate count      

       <65/g

    NMT 1000/g

        Mold   

       <10/g

    NMT 1000/g

        Yeast

       <10/g

    NMT 1000/g

Coliforms

      Not Found 

       Negatve

     Salmonella

      Not Found

       Negative

 

Package

25 kg/drum, or 25 kg/carton, or as you request.