Vitamin K1
CAS No.:84-80-0
GMP/FDA approval
Appearance:Light yellow, free-flowing beadlets
USP/EP/BP

Vitamin K1

Description:

Dry Vitamin K1 1% CWS consists of light yellowfree-flowing beadlets. The powder particles contain vitamin K1 finely indroplets of 0.5-2 μm embedded in a matrix of gum arabic (E 414) and sucroseand coated with starch. The product contains dl-α-Tocopherol (E 307) as an antioxidant and tricalcium phosphate (E 341) as an anticaking agent.

Specifications
Appearance: Light yellow, free-flowing beadlets
Fineness (US standard sieves):
100% through sieve No. 30
min. 90% through sieve No. 40
max. 15% through sieve No. 100
Dispersibility in water: satisfactory
Loss on drying: max. 8%
Identity for Vitamin K1 : corresponds
Identity for tocopherol: corresponds

Vitamin K1 content: not less than 1.0% and not more than 1.1%
Microbiological purity: corresponds
Dispersibility
Dry Vitamin K1 1% CWS disperses quickly and completely in cold water at 10°C, fruit juices,milk and other liquids. High concentrations may give cloudy dispersions which, however, remain uniform for relatively long periods.