Tomato Extract Lycopene
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ANALYSIS
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SPECIFICATION
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Botanical source
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Tomato
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Assay
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10%
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Characters/appearance
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Red or dark red powder
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Odor and taste
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Characteristic
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Mesh size/sieve analysis
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100% pass 80 mesh
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Loss on drying
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≤5%
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Total ash
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≤ 2 %
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Heavy Metals
As
Pb
Cd
Hg
Sum
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≤ 3.0 ppm
≤ 8.0 ppm
≤ 0.5 ppm
≤ 0.5 ppm
≤ 20.0 ppm
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Pesticides
666 (hexachlorocyclohexane/lindan)
DDT
Acephate
Methamidophos
Parathion-ethyl
PCNB (quintozene)
Material cannot contain pesticide Fenpropathrin
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< 0.1 ppm
< 0.5 ppm
< 0.2 ppm
< 0.1 ppm
< 0.2 ppm
< 0.2 ppm
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Aflatoxins
B1
- Sum of B1+B2+G1+G2
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≤ 5 ppb
≤ 10 ppb
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Microbiological quality
Total Plate Count
Yeast & Mold
E.Coli.
Salmonella
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<1000cfu/g
<100cfu/g
Negative
Negative
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Specification:
Name: Natural Tomato Extract Lycopene
CAS #: 502-65-8
Molecular formula: C40H56
Molecular weight: 536.88
Specification:5%,6%,10%,90%
Product Characteristics:
Origin:China
Appearance:Dark red powder
odour :characteristic
Particle size: 100% pass 80 mesh
Indications and Usage
Lycopene is a bright red carotene and carotenoid pigment and phytochemical found in tomatoes and other red fruits & vegetables, such as red carrots, watermelons and papayas (but not strawberries or cherries). Although lycopene is chemically a carotene, it has no vitamin A activity.
Lycopene may be the most powerful carotenoid quencher of singlet oxygen, being 100 times more efficient in test tube studies of singlet-oxygen quenching action than vitamin E, which in turn has 125 times the quenching action of glutathione (water soluble). Carotenoids like lycopene are important pigments found in photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes in plants, photosynthetic bacteria, fungi, and algae. They are responsible for the bright colors of fruits and vegetables, perform various functions in photosynthesis, and protect photosynthetic organisms from excessive light damage. Lycopene is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of many important carotenoids, such as beta-carotene, and xanthophylls.
Lycopene also is a powerful antioxidant, indicated in preventing breast cancer, prostate cancer, decreasingincidence of skin cancer and bladder cancer, preventing cardiovascular disease, curing male-sterility syndrome, improving immunity as well.
Package
5kg/bag, 25kg/drum, double layers plastic bags inside.
Storage Situation
Stored in a cool and dry well-closed container. Keep away from moisture and strong light/heat. |
