- Product Details
Methyl Cellulose(MC)
CAS No.: 9004-67-5
HS Code: 3912900000
Packing: 15Kg/Bag, 7.2tons/20'Container with palletized
Viscosity(mPa.s,2% solution at 20°C):5-100000
Appearance: White or light gray pellet or fibril powder with odorless
Applications: Methyl Cellulose, MC is widely used as thickener, protective glue, auxiliary emulsification agent, coloring matter, adhesive of tablets or coating forming agent. Oral defecation agent as well as bases collutory and eye drop agent. Main raw materials of Oral defecation agent and eye drop agent. Also, it can be used as framework material. MC can be made to hydrophilic sol framework. Micro hole film coating or multi layer coating film it controlled released matrix agent. MC with low viscosity is ususlly used as emulsification agent of water packed oil emulsion while MC with high viscosity can be used as thickener, adhesive agent suspending agent and tablets agglutinate. MC can also be mixed with HPMC as film coating of tablets.
Food Grade Methyl Cellulose(MC) / MC 55HD4000FG
MC 55HD4000FG is mainly used in baking, filling, flour, fried foods, butter, and beverages to moisturize, suspend, thicken, and shape.
CHARACTERISTICS
It is hereby certified that the above product mentioned was manufactured in accordance with GMP. The following characteristics was inspected and tested in accordance with the conditions and the requirements of current FCC、JECFA and E461 of Commission Regulation (EU) No.231/2012.
ITEMS |
Characteristics |
Reference |
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Appearance |
White to slightly off-white fibrous or granular powder. |
FCC/EC/JECFA |
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Solubility |
Conforms |
EC |
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Identification(A) to (C) |
Conforms |
FCC |
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Methoxy (%) |
27.5~31.5 |
FCC |
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Viscosity(mPa.s) |
3000~5600 |
FCC |
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pH (1% in Water) |
5.0~8.0 |
JECFA |
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Loss on Drying |
(%) |
≤ 5.0 |
FCC |
Residue on Ignition (%) /Sulfated ash (%) |
≤ 1.5 |
FCC |
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Total Aerobic Microbial Count |
≤10³ cfu/g |
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Total Combined Yeasts/Molds Count |
≤10² cfu/g |
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Arsenic |
≤3 mg/kg |
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Lead |
≤2 mg/kg |
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Mercury |
≤1 mg/kg |
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Cadmium |
≤1 mg/kg |
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