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Specification

Concerning Product:
Article number 20500
Trade name / designation / denomination Lecithin ex ovo
CAS number 8002-43-5
Other names / synonyms•Lecithin; •Lecithin P 30; •Lecithin ex ovo; •Lecithins; •Ovothin 160; •Soya Lecithin;
EC number232-307-2
Customs tariff number / CN code / TARIC29232000


Parameter Specification Unit

Organoleptic test
Colour light yellow - yellow

Physical parameter
Form coarse agglomerates
Loss on drying ≤ 2,0 %
Solubility Chlorinated hydrocarbons soluble from 20 °C
Solubility Fat soluble from 60 °C
Solubility in Water dispersible 20 °C
Solubility Paraffin soluble from 50 °C

Identity
Assay D,L-α-Tocopherol ≥ 0,05 %
Assay Iodine value 63  –  69 %
Assay Peroxide value ≤ 5
Assay Phosphatidylcholine ≥ 70,0 %
Assay Phosphorus 3,6  –  4,0 %
Identification complies Thin-layer chromatography Solvent system: chloroform/methanol/water (65:25:4, v:v:v) Visualisation: copper sulphate (grey/black)

Impurities
Free Fatty Acid Linoleic acid 14  –  18
Free Fatty Acid Linolenic acid ≤ 1,0
Free Fatty Acid Oleic acid 24  –  30
Free Fatty Acid Palmitic acid 27  –  30
Free Fatty Acid Stearic acid 11  –  18
Heavy Metals (as Pb) ≤ 10 mg/kg

Residual Solvents
Residual solvents Ethanol: ≤ 5

Fatty Acid composition
Poly-unsaturated fatty acids C20 and higher 6  –  12 %

Microbiological data
Aerobic microorganisms (TAMC): ≤ 1000 CFU/g
Escherichia Coli. Absent /10g
Salmonella Absent /10g
Yeast and Mould (TYMC): ≤ 100 CFU/g

Supplemental information:

Derivation: Phospholipids (P x 25.0 ≥ 90,0 %

Storage conditions: Recommended storage: in closed containers at -20 ± 5 °C. To avoid a negative impact on the product quality by humidity, a cooled product unit must not be opened without prior conditioning to ambient temperatures. Close open containers immediately.


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Waltrop, 15. Oct. 2020
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