Category:
Food Additive
CAS NO:
56-12-2
Standard:
In-house Standards,
INCI name:Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Product application: food additive
Product properties: white powder, with fermented aroma, water-soluble
CAS number: 56-12-2
Molecular formula: C4H9NO2
Molecular weight: 103.12
Molecular structure:

Quality standard: content ≥99%
Properties: light yellow or white crystalline powder
Daily intake: ≤500mg
Scope of use: beverages, cocoa products, chocolate and its beverages, candies, baked goods and puffed foods, but not baby food.
Quality Standards:
| Comparison of food additive quality standards for γ-aminobutyric acid | |||
| Company Name | Peer Standards | Our company standards | |
| Physical and chemical indicators | odor | Has the unique flavor of the product, no peculiar smell | It has the unique flavor of the product; no mold, deterioration or odor |
| Moisture | ≤3.0% | 1.4% | |
| Ash | ≤2.0% | ≤0.5% | |
| content | ≥98% | ≥99% | |
| Hygiene indicators | Yeast and mold | ≤50 | ≤50 |
| Coliform bacteria | 30MPN/100g | 30MPN/100g | |
| Shigella |
Not to be detected |
Not to be detected |
|
| Staphylococcus aureus |
Not to be detected |
Not to be detected |
|
| salmonella |
Not to be detected |
Not to be detected |
|
| Arsenic ppm | ≤1 | ≤1 | |
| Lead ppm | ≤0.5 | ≤0.5 | |