Glycyrrhizin Acid/Licorice extract
Introduction
English name: licorice extract/glycyrrhizin acid
Latin Name: glycyrrhizin acid
CAS No.: 1405-86-3
Molecular Formula: C42H62O16
Active ingredients: Glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizic acid
Specification: glycyrrhizic acid 20%-98% by HPLC
Use Part : Root/Bark
Appearance: White crystalline powder
Mesh size: 80 Mesh
Test Method: HPLC
Specification
| Analysis | Specification | Results | |
| Assay | ≥95% | 98.03% | |
| Appearance | White fine powder | Complies | |
| Ash | ≤8.0% | 4.5% | |
| Moisture | ≤8.0% | 3.8% | |
| Pesticides | Negative | Complies | |
| Heavy metals | ≤10ppm | Complies | |
| Pb | ≤2.0ppm | Complies | |
| As | ≤2.0ppm | Complies | |
| Hg | ≤0.5ppm | Complies | |
| Odor | Characteristic | Complies | |
| Particle size | 100%through 80 mesh | Complies | |
| Microbioiogical : | |||
| Total of bacteria | ≤1000cfu/g | Complies | |
| Fungi | ≤100cfu/g | Complies | |
| Salmgosella | Negative | Complies | |
| Coli | Negative | Complies | |
Application
1. In pharmaceutical industry, it can be used in eye drops, stomatitis creams.
2. In the cosmetics industry, it is used for skin refresher lotion and facial cream.
3. In daily chemical industry, it is used in toothpaste.
4. In food industry, it is used as sweetening agent, antistaling agent and flavouring agent for sports drinks.
