Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone/NHDC/Neohesperidin DC

Description

Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone has a wide range of applications in feeds. It can be added to feeds as a sweetener to sweeten the taste of feeds, increase the appetite of piglets, obviously promote their growth and reduce the feed consumption per kg of weight gain; it can affect the intestinal flora of piglets, regulate their body immunity and reduce intestinal diseases.

General Information Part Used	Fruit	Solvents Used	Water & Ethanol
Botanical Source	Citrus Aurantium L.	Country of Origin	China
Items	Specification	Method	Test Result
Color	White or Yellow White	Organoleptic	Conform
Odour	Characteristic	Organoleptic	Conform
Appearence	Fine Powder	Organoleptic	Conform
Analytical Quality
Neohesperidin Dc	98%	HPLC	98.15%
Sieve Analysis	100% through 80 mesh	Laser Particle Size Analyzer	Conform
Loss on Drying	≤8%-10.0%	103+ 2℃	8.30%
Total Ash	≤5%	525+ 25℃	0.01%
Contaminants
Heavy Metal	≤10PPM	Atomic Absorption	Conform
Lead(Pb)	≤1PPM	Atomic Absorption	Conform
Arsenic(As)	≤1PPM	Atomic Absorption	Conform
Cadmium(Cd)	≤1PPM	Atomic Absorption	Conform
Mercury(Hg)	≤0.1PPM	Atomic Absorption	Conform
Coper (Cu)	≤20ppm	Atomic Absorption	Conform
Solvents Residue	Meet Eur.Ph.7.0.<5.4>	GC	Conform
Microbiological
Total Plate Count	<1000/gMax	Tablet colony counting/	Conform
Yeast & Mold	<100/gMax	Tablet colony counting/	Conform
Salmonella	Negative		Not Detected
E. Coli	Negative		Not Detected
Packing & Storage	Packed in paper-drums and two food grade plastic-bags inside. N.W.:25kgs. I.D.40*50cm; Store in a well-closed container,Away from moisture,light,oxygen.
Shelf Life	24 months under the conditions above and in its original packaging.

Applications

Adding neohesperidin dihydrochalcone compound sweetener to animal diets can greatly improve the flavor and palatability of feeds, cover and improve the bad bitter taste of some ingredients in the diets (such as some protein materials, vitamins, metal ions and some drug ingredients, etc.), so as to enhance the appetite of young animals and promote their growth.