Product Description
Riboflavin, which is also known as Vitamin B2, is found in all plant and animal cells. It is involved in the transfer of hydrogen in numerous essential reduction-oxidation reactions in the generation of energy in cellular metabolism. It is used as a dietary supplement and is a big component of many medicines.
Certification Of Analysis
Items of Test | Limits of Test | Results of Test |
Appearance | Orange yellow crystalline powder | Meets |
Identification | Positive | Meets |
Acidity or Alkalinity | check the color of the test solution after adding the respective solutions | Meets |
Lumiflavin | ≤0.025 (USP) ≤0.025%(EP/BP) | 0.003 <0.025% |
Absorbance
| 0.31-0.33 A373nm/A267nm 0.36-0.39 A444nm/A267nm by Spectrophotometric analysis | 0.32 0.38 |
Particla Size | 95% passes through 80 mesh sieve | Meets |
Specific Rotation | Between-115º and -135º (EP/BP/USP) | -120º(USP) -126º(BP/EP) |
Loss on Drying | ≤1.5% | 0.3% |
Heavy Metals | <10ppm | <10ppm |
Residue on Ignition/ Sulphated Ash | ≤0.3% (USP) ≤0.1%(EP/BP) | 0.1% |
Organic Volatile Impurities | Method IV <467> (USP) | Meets |
Assay(ondried basis) | 98.0%-102.0% (USP) 97.0%-103.0% (EP/BP) | 98.3%(USP) 98.6%(BP/EP) |
Applications
Riboflavin (VB2) is an orange yellow crystalline powder that is essential for nutrition in infants, pregnant women, and patients after an illness. It is widely used as a food additive especially in wheat flour, dairy products, soy sauce, rice, bread, biscuits, chocolate, butter and other seasonings.
Function
Help to improve the quality of life
Treatment of Migraine
Promote the development and cell regeneration
To the skin, nails, hair, the normal growth
To help eliminate the mouth, lips, tongue inflammation
To enhance visual acuity, reducing eye fatigue