Taurine

Taurine is one of the most abundant free amino acids in mammalian tissues and has been used in a wide variety of healthy functional foods.

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Introduction

Taurine occurs as colorless or white crystals, or a white crystalline powder. It is soluble in water, and practically insoluble in ethanol (99.5%). The pH of a solution prepared by dissolving 1.0g of Taurine in 20mL of freshly boiled and cooled water is between 4.1 and 5.6.

Functions and Applications

As an excellent food additive, taurine has been widely used in developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan. In order to ensure the healthy growth of infants and young children, the United States, Japan and other countries have clearly stipulated that the content of taurine in infant dairy products should not be less than 0.16mg/100mL. It can be used as a nutritional fortifier in food and beverages for pilots, astronauts, athletes, etc. to enhance physical fitness and relieve fatigue.

Taurine is added to animal feed as a feed additive, which can prevent and treat fish diseases and brighten the eyes of pets such as cats and dogs.

Physical and Chemical Properties
Item	JP17 standard	USP41 standard	JP17 test method	USP41 test method
Identification	Conforms	A. Conforms	IR (JP17 <2.25>)	IR (USP41 <197K>)
Identification	Conforms	B. Conforms	IR (JP17 <2.25>)	HPLC Retention time
Clarity and color of solution	Clear and colorless	--------	JP17 Page 1643	------
Chloride	Max 0.011%	Max 0.05%	JP17 <1.03>	USP41 <221>
Sulfate	Max 0.010%	Max 0.03%	JP17 <1.14>	USP41 <221>
Ammonium	Max 0.02%	--------	JP17 <1.02>	--------
Heavy metals	NMT 10ppm	--------	JP17 <1.07>	--------
Iron	NMT 10ppm	NMT 30ppm	JP17 <1.10>	USP41 <241>
Related substances	Meet to requirement	Meet to requirement	TLC (JP17 <2.03>)	USP41 <621>
Loss on drying	NMT 0.20%	NMT 0.3%	JP17 <2.41>	USP41 <731>
Residue on ignition	NMT 0.1%	NMT 0.3%	JP17 <2.44>	USP41 <281>
Assay(On dried basis)	99.0%~101.0%	98.0%~102.0%	Titrate (JP17 <2.50>)	HPLC (USP41)
Microbiological
Item	Standard		Test Method
Total plate count	NMT 1000cfu/g		CP2015: Addenda XI J
Mold	NMT 100cfu/g
Yeast	NMT 100cfu/g
E. Coli	Negative/10g
*Salmonella	Negative/25g
*Staphylococcus aureus:	Negative/10g
Heavy Metals
Item	Standard		Test Method
*Lead	<0.5ppm		CP2015, GB or equivalent
*Arsenic	<1ppm
*Cadimium	<1ppm
*Mercury	<0.1ppm

Packing and Storage

Primary: LDPE bag

Secondary: cardboard carton

Net Weight: 25kg

Gross Weight: 26kg

Storage: store in well-closed containers.

Shelf life: 36 months from manufacturing date.

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