Glycerol

Food Grade - E422 Glycerin
Ph Eur Grade
Kosher E422

Appearance:  Colourless
Appearance of solution:  Meets specification
Smell:  Absent
Colour (Hazen): < 10
Esters (ml 0.1m HCl solution):  > 8.0
Water (% mm):  < 0.3
Refractive index @ 20˚C:  1.471 – 1.474
Density @ 20˚C (g/cm3):  > 1260
Acidity (ml 0.1m NaOH solution):  < 0.2
Aldehydes (mg/kg):  < 10
Halogenated compounds (mg/kg):  < 30
Chlorides (mg/kg):  < 10
Sugars:  Negative
Acroleine, Glucose, Ammonium compounds:  Passes test
Assay, Glycerine content (% mm): 99.7—101.0
3MCPD (mg/kg):  < 0.1
Fatty acids & esters as butyric acid: < 0.1%
Arsenic: < 0.1mg/kg
Mercury: < 0.1 mg/kg
Cadmium: < 0.1mg/kg
Lead: < 0.1mg/kg
Butanetriol: < 0.2%m/m
Sulphated ash: < 0.01%m/m
Identity A, B & C: Pass
Sulphates: < 20mg/kg
Impurity A: < 0.1%m/m
Any other impurity retention time less glyc: < 0.1%m/m
Total of all impurities retention time greater glyc: < 0.5%m/m

Cas Number: 56-81-5

Einecs Number: 200-289-5

HS Code / Commodity Code: 2905450000

Hazard Phrases: H0001