This standard is applicable to food additive, retinol palmitate (vitamin A palmitate), made by processing with vitamin A acetate (or β-ionone) and palmitic acid as main raw materials.
2 Chemical Name, Molecular Formula, Structural Formula and Relative Molecular Mass
525.09 (as per 2007 international relative atomic mass)
3 Technical Requirements
3.1 Sensory requirements
Sensory requirements shall be in accordance with those specified in Table 1.
Table 1 Sensory Requirements
Item Requirement Inspection method
Color and lustre Faint yellow to yellowish brown Place a proper amount of specimen on a white porcelain spot plate, observe its color and lustre as well as state under natural light
State Oily liquid (solidifiable at low temperature)
