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Food Grade Chitosan

Introduction:

Chitosan is a substance obtained by deacetylation of Chitin. Food Grade Chitosan is made from Alaska deep-sea snow crab shells, unpolluted and safe

Character:

Off-white, innocuous, flavorless, pearly color schistic or powdery, dissolved at 185°C. Insoluble in water and organic solvents, but soluble in such as dilute acid, acetic acid, and so on.

Applications:

Chitosan is the only natural active polysaccharide with cationic, and called the Six Element of Life after Protein, Fat, sugar, mineral and vitamin, can be widely used in Food, Medicine, Health Care, Chemical Engineering, etc.

InIn Medicine & Health Care Field: Chitosan has the effects of improving the immunity, guarding against hypertension, regulating blood sugar, anti-ageing, enhancing acid constitution,etc,also can be used in membrane materials ,medical materials,etc.

Quality Specification:

Items of Analysis	Specification
Appearance	Off-white
D.A.C	90% min
Particle	80Mesh
Moisture	10.0% max.
Ash Content	1.0% max.
Viscosity	50-200(1%CTS,1%HAC,25°C)
Insoluble	1.0% max.
Density	0.26g/ml  min.
pH	6.5-8.5
Heavy metals	20ppm max.
Arsenic	0.5ppm max.
Total plate count	1000cfu/g max.
Yeast&mold	100cfu.g max.
Salmonella	Negative
E. Coli	Negative

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