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)

GB5009.268

8

Calcium content, dry basis

≥6.0

USP-DS

9

Sodium content, dry basis

≤0.5

USP<281>

10

Chloride, %

≤0.50

USP<221>

11

Sulfate, %

≤0.24

USP<221>

12

Heavy Metals, ppm

≤20

USP<791>

13

PH (1% solution)

5.5-7.5

USP<791>

14

Clarity   and color of solution (420nm wavelength)

≤0.35

USP<231>

15

Nonspecific disaccharides

≤10.0

USP-DS

16

Residual solvents, ppm

≤5000

USP-DS

17

Impurities in electrophoresis, %

≤2.0

USP-DS

18

Total bacterial count, cfu/g

≤1000

USP<2021>

19

Molds and Yeasts, cfu/g

≤100

USP<2021>

20

Eschericia coli

Not detected

USP<2022>

21

Salmonella

Not detected

USP<2022>

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 is majorly for joint health. It could be made   into tablets, liquid drinks, gummies and capsule. The major character is that   the label of finished product could indicate sodium free.