
Betaine Hydrochloride Food grade
Product Name: Betaine Hydrochloride
Chinese nicknames:Betaine Hydrochloride
CAS NO.:590-46-5
English Name:(Carboxymethyl)trimethylammonium hydrochloride
Structural formula:[HOOCCH2N(CH3)3]+Cl-
Molecular formula:C5H11NO2.HCl
Molecular weight:153.61
Executive standard: enterprise standard
Physical properties: white to yellowish crystalline powder, sour and astringent taste, hygroscopic, soluble in water and ethanol, insoluble in ether and chloroform, reacts with alkali.
Quality index:
Items of Analysis |
Specification |
Appearance |
White crystalline powder |
Assay(calculated on the anhydrous basis) % |
≥ 98 |
Water (W/W) % |
≤ 0.50 |
pH(1 in 10) |
0.8-1.2 |
Residue on ignition % |
≤ 0.2 |
Heavy metal (Pb )(mg/Kg)) |
≤ 10 |
Arsenic (As)(mg/Kg) |
≤ 2 |
Total bacteria countCFU/g |
≤ 1000 |
Coliform group MPN/g |
≤3 |
Particle size (Through 20 Mesh) % |
100 |