Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- CAS No.
- 50-70-4
- EC No.
- 200-061-5
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
Applications & Uses
- Markets
Properties
- Appearance
- White or almost white crystalline powder
- Soluble in
- Water
- Insoluble in
- Ethanol (96%)
- Typical Properties
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Microbiological Values
- Note
- "EP" stands for European Pharmacopeia
- "NF" stands for National Formulary from USP-NF
- "JP" stands for Japanese Pharmacopeia
- (*)-Compliance data - Tests not performed
- (**)-Monitoring plan
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Acidity | Complies | — | JP |
| Amount of Related Substance | max. 3.0 | % | — |
| pH Value | 3.5 - 7.0 | — | NF |
| Chlorides Content | max. 50 | mg/kg | JP |
| Conductivity | max. 20 | microS/cm | EP |
| D-sorbitol on DS | 91.0 - 100.5 | % | NF |
| D-sorbitol on DS | 97.0 - 102.0 | % | EP |
| Glucose Content | max. 6.3 | ml | JP |
| Heavy Metals Content (*) | max. 5 | mg/kg | JP |
| Identification Test A | Complies | — | EP |
| Identification Test A (*) | Complies | — | NF |
| Identification Test B | Complies | — | NF |
| Identification Test 1 (*) | Complies | — | JP |
| Identification Test 2 (*) | Complies | — | JP |
| Identification Test 3 (*) | Complies | — | JP |
| Impurity A: D-mannitol | max. 2.0 | % | — |
| Impurity B: D-iditol | max. 2.0 | % | — |
| Impurity C: D-maltitol | max. 2.0 | % | — |
| Loss on Drying (*) | max. 2.0 | % | JP |
| Particle Size (min. 15 microns) | min. 92 | % | — |
| Particle Size (min. 220 microns) | 40 - 65 | % | — |
| Particle Size (min. 710 microns) | max. 3 | % | — |
| Reducing Sugars | max. 0.2 | % | EP |
| Reducing Sugars | max. 0.3 | % | NF |
| Residue on Ignition | max. 0.02 | % | JP |
| Residue on Ignition | max. 0.1 | % | NF |
| Sugar Content | max. 6.3 | ml | JP |
| Sulfates Content | max. 60 | mg/kg | JP |
| Total Aerobic Microbial Count (**) | max. 1000 | CFU/g | Ep / Nf |
| Water Content | max. 1.5 | % | EP / NF |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Arsenic Content | max. 1.3 | mg/kg | JP |
| Assay Content (on DS) | min. 97.0 | % | JP |
| Nickel Content (*) | Complies | — | JP |
| Nickel Content (*) | max. 1 | mg/kg | NF |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Escherichia coli (**) | Not detected | per gram | EP |
| Salmonella (**) | Not detected | per 10g | EP |
| Total Yeasts and Moulds Count(**) | max. 100 | CFU/g | EP / NF |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Grade
- Conformity
- Conforms to the requirements of the current monograph
- European Pharmacopeia SORBITOL (0435)
- National Formulary from USP-NF SORBITOL
- Japanese Pharmacopeia D-SORBITOL Please contact us for any statement regarding compliance to the General Chapters (elemental impurities, residual solvents, organic volatile impurities, metal catalyst, metal reagent).
Technical Details & Test Data
- Note
- Not intended for use in manufacture of parenteral dosage forms.
- Methods used by Roquette may be the Pharmacopeia methods or alternative validated methods which have been compared to the Pharmacopeia methods.
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Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Information
- ROQ Product Code: 423601
- Article (SKU) Code: 423601101
- Package Size & Type: 25 kg STRIPPABLE PAPER BAG + POLY BAG PB
Storage & Handling
- Storage & Shelf Life
- Expiry Date Manufacturing date + 5 years, in its unopened packaging.
- Those date is indicative and may vary according to packaging type and manufacturing plant. Proper information is shown on labeling and CoA.
- We recommend to preserve the product in its unopened original packaging, preferably protected from wide variations of temperature and humidity.
- To minimize the problem of product-lumping, it is highly recommended to avoid the stacking of pallets.