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National food safety standard - Food nutrition enhancer - Cyanocobalamin
1 Scope
This standard is applicable to cyanocobalamin, a food nutrition enhancer, which is obtained by transformation and crystallization of fermentation broth containing cobalamin produced by microbial fermentation.
2 Molecular formula, structural formula and relative molecular mass
2.1 Molecular formula
C63H88CoN14O14P
2.2 Structural formula
2.3 Relative molecular mass
Cyanocobalamin: 1355.38 (according to the international relative atomic mass in 2018)
3 Technical requirements
3.1 Sensory requirements
Sensory requirements shall meet those specified in Table 1.
Table 1 Sensory requirements
Item Requirement Inspection method
Color and luster Dark red Take a proper amount of sample and put it into a clean and dry white porcelain dish, and observe its color and luster as well as state in natural light
State Crystalline particles or powder
3.2 Physical and chemical indexes
Physical and chemical indexes shall meet those specified in Table 2.
Table 2 Physical and chemical indexes
Item Index Inspection method
Content of cyanocobalamin (calculated by dry basis), ω/% 96.0~102.0 Annex A.4
Loss on drying, ω/% ≤ 12.0 Annex A.5
Related substances, ω/% ≤ 2.0 Annex A.6
Acetone/% ≤ 0.5 Annex A.7
Lead (Pb)/(mg/kg) ≤ 1.0 GB 5009.75 or GB 5009.12
Total arsenic (calculated by As)/(mg/kg) ≤ 1.0 GB5009.76 or GB5009.11
Note: Commercial products of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) shall be made of cyanocobalamin meeting the requirements of this standard, and added with necessary food materials and/or food additives as auxiliary materials with the mass, range and dosage meeting the relevant requirements of corresponding national food safety standards.
1 Scope
2 Molecular formula, structural formula and relative molecular mass
3 Technical requirements
Annex A Inspection methods
Annex B Infrared spectrogram of cyanocobalamin standard
Annex C Gas chromatogram of acetone