SPECIFICATION
Product
Chondroitin Sulfate Calcium
Source
Bovine/Porcine
Packing
25kg/drum
Shelf Life
3 years
Description
The chondroitin sulfate calcium is a kind of mucopolysaccharide. It is a white powder extracted from bovine or porcine cartilage through the extraction, enzymolysis, filtration and drying process.
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET
NO.
ITEMS
SPECIFICATIONS
TEST METHOD
1
Color and Appearance
White to off-white powder
Visual
2
Identification
A
Conform to requirements of infra-red identification
USP197K
B
△Di-4S / △Di-6S is NLT 1.0
USP-DS
3
Specific Rotation(30mg/ml)
-20° to -30°
USP<781S>
4
CPC Content (on dry basis)
90.0%-105.0%
USP
5
Loss on drying, %
≤12.0
USP<731>
6
Limit of protein, %
≤6.0
GB5009.268
7
Ignition residue, %
20.0-30.0 (dry)
8
Calcium content, dry basis
≥6.0
9
Sodium content, dry basis
≤0.5
USP<281>
10
Chloride, %
≤0.50
USP<221>
11
Sulfate, %
≤0.24
12
Heavy Metals, ppm
≤20
USP<791>
13
PH (1% solution)
5.5-7.5
14
Clarity and color of solution (420nm wavelength)
≤0.35
USP<231>
15
Nonspecific disaccharides
≤10.0
16
Residual solvents, ppm
≤5000
17
Impurities in electrophoresis, %
≤2.0
18
Total bacterial count, cfu/g
≤1000
USP<2021>
19
Molds and Yeasts, cfu/g
≤100
20
Eschericia coli
Not detected
USP<2022>
21
Salmonella
22
Particle size
NLT 90% through 80 mesh
USP<786>
Storage: Store in ventilated and dry place, sealed storage. Not to be stored together with toxic and harmful substances. Shelf life is 36 months.
Applications: Chondroitin sulfate could be made into tablets, liquid drinks, gummies and capsule. The major character is that the label of finished product could indicate sodium free.
