| ≥1 piece |
Natamycin
Introduction of food preservative Natamycin:
Natamycin(also named pimaricin) is a natural biological food preservatives.
Natamycin is widely Used for cheese, meat and meat products, moon cakes, snacks, raw juice
for coating use, surface of utensils, perishable food, Salad sauce, Fermented wine, etc.
Specification of food preservative Natamycin:
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Appearance |
White to creamy-white almost odorless crystalline powder |
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Assay |
≥95% |
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Loss on drying (60°, ≤5 mm Hg) |
6.0%-9.0% |
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Residue on igniton |
≤0.5% |
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Specific rotation [α]D (20°C, 1% w/v) |
+250~ +295 |
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pH (1% w/v in ddH2O) |
5.0 ~ 7.5 |
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Pb, ppm |
≤2 |
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Heavy metals (Pb), ppm |
≤20 |
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Molds and Yeasts |
Absent |
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E.Coli |
Absent/25g |
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Salmonella |
Absent/25g |
Applications of food preservative Natamycin:
Food preservative Natamycin can be added directly to foods by mixing, dipping or spraying.
Depending on the application, the amount of Food preservative Natamycin needed varies.
To prevent growth of all known food spoilage yeasts and moulds, up to 0.01g/L or 0.04 g/gallon
is sufficient.