ARA
CAS No.:506-32-1
Empiricalformula:C20H32O2
Appearance:yellowish, free-flowing beadlets
Identification:U00116001kosher

ARA

Description:

Dry Arachidonic AcidARA7% CWS consists of yellowishfree-flowing beadlets. The powder particles contain Arachidonic Acid 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: yellowish, 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 Arachidonic Acid: corresponds
Identity for tocopherol: corresponds

Arachidonic Acid content: not less than 7.0% and not more than 7.7%
Microbiological purity: corresponds
Dispersibility
Dry Arachidonic Acid(ARA)7% 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.