China 100% Natural Edible Pigment Spirulina Extract Phycocyanin Powder Bulk, Find details about China Food Grade Phycocyanin E18, Blue Spirulina E25 from 100% Natural Edible Pigment Spirulina Extract Phycocyanin Powder Bulk
Product Name | Organic blue spirulina (spirulina extract;phycocyanin) |
Specification | E18;E25;E40 |
Raw material | Spirulina platensis |
Grade | Organic Certified |
Appearance | Fine dark blue powder |
Applications | Natural color,food coloring ingredeint,superfoods,comsmetics etc |
Packing Size: | 5kgs per bag,two bags per cardboard drum. |
Spirulina is a blue-green algae,It has a long history as a food supplement in many countries. Spirulina contains chlorophyll and phycobilins, which absorb sunlight and have a role in photosynthesis.The phycobilins found in spirulina are phycocyanins, which are blue and,together with chlorophyll (green), give spirulina (raw form) its characteristic blue green color.
Phycocyanin is an unique and rarely drak blue powder,is a blue food coloring with a nutritious boost.
Unlike artificial colorants, the tongue will not be colored blue as our phycocyaninhas almost no dyeing effect.
Testing Item | Specification | Test Result | Test Method |
Appearance | Fine dark blue powder | Conform | Visual |
Identification | Complied to Standard | Complied to Standard | UV Spectrum Method |
Sensory | Characteristic | Conform | Smell |
Solubility | Water Soluble | Conform | Visual |
Ash | ≤8.0% | 6.6% | GB 5009.4-2016 |
Loss on Drying | ≤8.0% | 6.8% | Heat & Weight |
Color Value (10%E618nm) | ≥180unit | 184unit | UV Method |
Particle Size | 100% through 80 mesh | 100% through 80 mesh | AOAC 973.03 |
Heavy Metals | |||
Inorganic arsenic | ≤ 0.5 ppm | Conforms | ICP/MS or AAS |
Lead | ≤ 0.5 ppm | Conforms | ICP/MS or AAS |
Cadmium | ≤0.1ppm | Conforms | ICP/MS or AAS |
Mercury | ≤0.1ppm | Conforms | ICP/MS or AAS |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) | |||
PAH 4 | <25ppb | Conforms | GS-MS |
Benzo(a)pyrene | <5 ppb | Conforms | GS-MS |
Microbiological Test | |||
Aerobic Plate Count | ≤1,000 cfu/g | <300cfu/g | GB 4789.2-2016 |
Yeast and Mold | ≤ 100 cfu/g | 10cfu/g | FDA BAM 7th ed. |
Coliform | ≤10 cfu/g | <10cfu/g | AOAC 966.24 |
E.coli | Negative/10g | Negative | USP <2022> |
Salmonella | Negative/10g | Negative | USP <2022> |
Bacillus cereus | ≤ 100 cfu/g | Negative | USP <2022> |
Staphylococcus aureus | Negative/10g | Negative | USP <2022> |
Aflatoxins(B1+B2+G1+G2) | < 20 ppb | Conforms | HPLC |
Aflatoxins B1 | < 5ppb | Conforms | HPLC |
Microcystins | <1ppb | Conforms | HPLC |
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