MAGNESIUM STEARATE USP/NF
USPHalalNon-GMOPesticide Free
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About this item
- Product Code
- 13-01600
- CAS number
- 557-04-0
- ECHA / EC number
- 209-150-3
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Contact technical teamSpecification (TDS excerpt)
From technical data on file.
| Test / property | Value |
|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | FINE, LIGHT, WHITE POWDER |
| IDENTIFICATION A | TO PASS TEST |
| IDENTIFICATION B | TO PASS TEST |
| CHLORIDE | NOT MORE THAN 0.1% |
| SULFATE | NOT MORE THAN 1.0% |
| LIMIT OF CADMIUM | NOT MORE THAN 3 PPM |
| LIMIT OF LEAD | NOT MORE THAN 10 PPM |
| LIMIT OF NICKEL | NOT MORE THAN 5 PPM |
| MICROBIAL ENUMERATION TESTS | TO PASS TEST |
| TEST FOR SPECIFIED MICROORGANISMS | TO PASS TEST |
| ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY | TO PASS TEST |
| LOSS ON DRYING | NOT MORE THAN 6.0% |
| RELATIVE CONTENT OF STEARIC ACID | NOT LESS THAN 40.0% |
| RELATIVE CONTENT OF STEARIC ACID AND PALMITIC ACID | NOT LESS THAN 90.0% (OF THE TOTAL PEAK OF ALL THE FATTY ACIDS) |
| ASSAY (AS Mg) (CALCULATED ON DRIED BASIS) | NOT LESS THAN 4.0% AND NOT MORE THAN 5.0% |
| SOLUBILITY | INSOLUBLE IN WATER IN ALCOHOL AND ETHER. |
| PACKING & STORAGE | PRESERVE IN TIGHT CONTAINERS |
| USP - NF PUBLICATION | USP - NF 2025, ISSUE 1 |
Allergen information
| Allergen | In product | In facility / other | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEANUTS and peanut products | No | No | |
| TREE NUTS | No | No | |
| SESAME, SUNFLOWER, POPPY, COTTONSEEDS (except refined oils) | No | No | |
| MILK AND DERIVATIVES eg whey, milk, caseninate, etc. | No | No | |
| EGGS | No | No | |
| Fish and fish products | No | No | |
| SHELLFISH | No | No | |
| SOY (except refined soy oil) | No | No | |
| AUTOLYZED YEAST | No | No | |
| CEREAL PROTEINS (include HVP) | No | No | |
| FD&C YELLOW 5 | No | No | |
| SULFITES | No | No | |
| CELERY | No | No | |
| SEEDS | No | No |
Dietary suitability
VEGANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, dairy products or honey)
LACTO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, but do eat dairy products)
OVO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish/seafood, dairy products, but do eat eggs)
LACTO-OVO-VEGETARIANS
(Do not eat meat, poultry, fish-seafood, but do eat eggs and dairy products)
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