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Bread |
Thickener |
Acidulant |
Preservative |
Sweetener |
Nutrition enhancer |
Pharmaceutical |
Food flavor |
Phosphate |
Starch |
Test Term
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Specification
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Appearance
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White crystalline powder
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Identification: IR
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conform to reference spectrum
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HPLC
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Conform to chromatogram
of the standard preparation
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Melting point(℃)
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234-239
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Appearance of solution
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Should be clear,colorless
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Solubility
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Sparingly soluble in water, freely
soluble in boiling water, slightly
soluble in ethanol(96%).
It dissolves in concentrated solutions
of alkali benzoates or salicylates.
It sublimes readily.
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Acidity(0.01mol/L NaOH, ml)
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≤0.2
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Chromatographic purity:single impurity
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≤0.10%
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Total impurities
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≤0.1
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Sulfate
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≤500ppm
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Heavy metal
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≤0.001(on Pb basis)(%)
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Loss on drying
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≤0.5%
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Residue on ignition
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≤0.1%
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Sulphated ash
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≤0.1%
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Residual solvent
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≤60ppm
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Mesh size
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100% pass 40 mesh
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Assay(on dried basis)(HPLC)
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