Folic Acid

Standards for maximum allowable use of food additives and maximum allowable residues:

The Chinese name of the food that allows the use of this additive

Additive Function

Maximum Allowed Usage(g/kg)

Sports nutrition food

Nutrition Supplements

60 ~ 400μg

Solid drink

157~313μg/kg (based on the diluted liquid beverage, the amount of solid beverages should be increased according to the dilution factor)

Follow-up infant and toddler formula

0.03 ~ 0.3mg/100g

Biscuit

39 ~ 78μg/100g

Uses:

1) Biochemical research; clinical drugs are vitamin B family, used for the treatment of pregnancy and infant giant cell anemia.

2) Anti-anemia drugs for symptomatic or nutritional giant cell anemia.

3) Used as a biochemical reagent, also used in the pharmaceutical industry, etc.

4) Folic acid is an anti-anemia drug. When livestock and poultry lack folic acid, their appetite will decrease, their growth will be hindered, and their feathers will grow poorly. Dosage 0.5-1.0mg/kg.

5) As a food fortifier. It can be used in food for infants and young children, and the dosage is 380-700 μg/mg; it can be used in special foods for pregnant women and nursing mothers at 2-4 mg/kg.

6) Anti-anemia drug; also prevents most neural tube defects (NTDs).

7) Used in the polyamide industry to prepare nylon and also as a raw material for saturated polyurethane

8) As a feed additive, folic acid is widely used in livestock and poultry such as pigs, dairy cows and chickens.

Appearance

Yellowish or orange crystalline powder

Identification

Ratio: A₂₅₆/A₃₆₅: 2.80 ~ 3.00

Water

Not more than 8.5%

Residue on Ignition

Not more than 0.3%

Cadmium(Cd)

Not more than 1mg/kg

Mercury(Hg)

Not more than 1mg/kg

Arsenic(As)

Not more than 3mg/kg

Lead(Pb)

Not more than 2mg/kg

Total Aerobic Plate Count

Not more than 1000CFU/g

Yeasts & Moulds

Not more than 100CFU/g

Coliforms

Not more than 3.0MPN/g

Salmonella

Negative

Assay HPLC(On the Anhydrous Basis)

96.0% ~ 102.0%

Appearance

Yellowish or orange crystalline powder

Identification

Ratio: A₂₅₆/A₃₆₅: 2.80 ~ 3.00

Organic Volatile Impurities

Meets the requirements

Related Compounds

Not more than 2.0%

Residue on Ignition

Not more than 0.3%

Water

Not more than 8.5%

Assay HPLC(On the Anhydrous Basis)

97.0% ~ 102.0%