Natamycin

Natamycin (Pimaricin) is an antimyotic product which have broad and effective power. It is reliable in application and safe to human body. Natamycin has no effect on bacteria,so it does not prevent in the natural maturing process of food. It has been globally used in cheese, juice, fresh Ham, wine and meat industry.

Registered Index: CAS 7681-93-8, INS 235, EEC.235

Structural Formula:
Molecular formular: C33H47NO13
Molecular weight:665.75
USP 30

Items specifications of quality
Appearance White to yellow crystalline powder
Content Natamycin 50% 95%
Moisture 6.0-9.0%
pH 5.0-7.5
Ash 0.5%
Solution Color 0.07
Total plate counts Absent
Total heavy metals(as Pb) 10 ppm
Pb 3 ppm
As 1 ppm
Hg 1 ppm

Toxicity:
1. ADI 00.3mg/kg (FAO/WHO, 1994)
2. Safe to apply on food (FDA, ¡ì172.155, 1994
3. LD50 2.73g/kg (experiment with matured male mouse)

Usage:
Spraying on the surface of cheese, meat food, meat soup, ham, Guangdong flavor moon cakes, fresh juice, easily-moulded food and food processing devices to inhibit the growth of mould and yeast.

1. Cheese:
Inhibit the growing of adverse mould and promote the growing and metabolization of functioning fungus.
2. Meat:
Spraying the mixed suspension fluid on the surface of meat to effectively avoid the moulding, especially to dried sausage.
3. Baked food:
Spraying on the surface of moon cakes, pastries and bread to effectively avoid moulding, extend their shelf-life and maintain the original taste of food. Particularly for Guangdong-flavor moon cake, the egg yellow filling shall be digged into the liquid for about 2 mininutes.
4. Drinks:
Adding some Natamycin drops to fruit juice can kill the mould and yeast it contained without influencing the original taste of juice and effectively avoid juice from getting sour. The shelf life of juice can be extended. Several to dozens of ppms can achieve an ideal effect.
5. Fruit:
Spraying on the surface of apples, pears, oranges, strawberry, cherry and chestnut to prevent quality deterioration.
6. Miscellaneous:
Prevent molding of jam, jelly, marinated food, fish, chicken, man-made butter.



0.1kg, 0.5kg, 5kg, 10kg, 20kg, or on customers demand.