Ferric Pyrophosphate Food Grade for Iron Defiency Supplements

Short Description:

Ferric Pyrophosphate occurs as a tan or yellow-white powder.With a slight iron sheet odour.It is insoluble in water, but is soluble in mineral acids.

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Product Detail

Product Description

CAS No. : 10058-44-3;
Molecular Formula: Fe4(P2O7)3·xH2O;
Molecular Weight: 745.22(anhydrous);
Quality Standard: FCC/JEFCA;
Product code: RC.01.01.192623

Features

Ferric pyrophosphate is an iron replacement product. Free iron presents several side effects as it can catalyze free radical formation and lipid peroxidation as well as the presence of interactions of iron in plasma. The ferric ion is strongly complexed by pyrophosphate.1 It presents an increasing interest as this insoluble form can be milder in the gastrointestinal tract and present higher bioavailability.

Application

As iron nutritional supplement, it is widely used in flour, biscuits, bread, dry mix milk powder, rice flour, soybean powder, etc. It also used in infant formula food, health food, instant food, functional juice drinks and other products abroad.

Parameters

Chemical-Physical Parameters	RICHEN	Typical Value
Identification	Positive	Passes test
Assay of Fe	24.0%-26.0%	24.2%
Loss On Ignition	Max. 20.0%	18.6%
Lead (as Pb)	Max. 3mg/kg	0.1mg/kg
Arsenic (as As)	Max. 1mg/kg	0.3mg/kg
Mercury (as Hg)	Max.1mg/kg	0.05mg/kg
Chlorides(Cl)	Max. 3.55%	0.0125
Sulfate(SO4)	Max. 0.12%	0.0003

Microbiological Parameters	RICHEN	Typical Value
Total plate count	≤1000CFU/g	＜10cfu/g
Yeasts and Moulds	≤40CFU/g	＜10cfu/g
Coliforms	Max. 10cfu/g	＜10cfu/g