Betaine Monohydrate

General Information

Product Name:Betaine Monohydrate

Chemical Name:  Trimethylglycine

CAS Numeber: 590-47-6

Molecular Formula: C5H11NO2•H2O

Molecular Weight:135.16

Functiion: Source of betaine

Storage Conditions: Store in the original sealed container in a cool and dry placeout of direct sunlight. Store below 40°C.

Packaging: 25 kg fiber drums with two polythylene inner bag or as per your request.

Physical/Chemical Characteristics

Appearance: White to off-white crystals

Odor: odorless or faint characteristic odor

Melting Point: 293℃

Bulk Density: 0.7-0.75g/mL

Product Specification

Assay: min 98-99.9% d.s.

pH(10% solution in 0.2M KCL):   5.0-7.0

Loss on drying: max 15%

Residue on ignition: max 0.1%

*Only selected data is represented here, for a full set of specifications we refer to our Specifications sheet.

Solubility

Betaine solubility at 25°C in:

Water160g/100g

Methanol 55g/100g

Ethanol 8.7g/100g

Product Applications

Betaine is an important human nutrient, distributed widely in animals, plants, and microorganisms. It is rapidly absorbed and utilized as an osmolyte and source of methyl groups and thereby helps to maintain liver, heart, and kidney health. The growing body of evidence shows that betaine is an important nutrient for the prevention of chronic disease.

Betaine is used in many applications like: beverages, chocolate spreads, cereals, nutritional bars,sports bars, snack products and vitamin tablets, capsule filling, etc.

Safety and Regulatory 

Betaine is lactose free and gluten free; it does not contain any animal derived ingredients.

The product conforms to the current editions of Food Chemical Codex.

It is lactose free and gluten free, Non-GMO, Non-ETO; BSE/TSE free.