1 Scope
This standard is applicable to food additive, retinol palmitate (vitamin A palmitate), made by processing with vitamin A acetate (or β-ionone) and palmitic acid as main raw materials.
2 Chemical Name, Molecular Formula, Structural Formula and Relative Molecular Mass
2.1 Chemical name
[(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl] hexadecanoate
2.2 Molecular formula
C36H60O2
2.3 Structural formula
2.4 Relative molecular mass
525.09 (as per 2007 international relative atomic mass)
3 Technical Requirements
3.1 Sensory requirements
Sensory requirements shall be in accordance with those specified in Table 1.
Table 1 Sensory Requirements
Item Requirement Inspection method
Color and lustre Faint yellow to yellowish brown Place a proper amount of specimen on a white porcelain spot plate, observe its color and lustre as well as state under natural light
State Oily liquid (solidifiable at low temperature)
3.2 Physical and chemical indexes
1 Scope
2 Chemical Name, Molecular Formula, Structural Formula and Relative Molecular Mass
3 Technical Requirements
Annex A Inspection Methods
