Piperine is an alkaloid found in the spikes and oleoresin of the peppercorn plant, is also present in high concentration in the skin of the pepper berries. Piperine is also found in black pepper and similar plants, and, even though piperine obtained from natural sources is about 98% pure, it is for chemical and medical purposes, laboratory-produced.
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Item |
Specification |
Result |
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Physical Property |
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Appearance |
Powder |
Conforms |
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Color |
white |
Conforms |
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Odour |
Characteristic |
Conforms |
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Mesh Size |
100% through 80% mesh size |
Conforms |
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General Analysis |
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Identification Raspberry Ketone Loss on Drying |
Identical to R.S. sample 98% ≤5.0% |
Conforms 98.08% 3.11% |
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Ash |
≤5.0% |
3.62% |
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Contaminants |
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Solvents Residue |
Meet Eur.Ph6.0<5.4> |
Conforms |
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Pesticides Residue |
Meet USP32<561> |
Conforms |
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Lead(Pb) |
≤3.0mg/kg |
2.32 |
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Arsenic(As) |
≤2.0mg/kg |
1.4 |
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Cadmium(Cd) |
≤1.0mg/kg |
0.8 |
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Mercury(Hg) |
≤0.1mg/kg |
0.06 |
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Microbiological |
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Total Plate Count |
≤1000cfu/g |
120 |
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Yeast &Mold |
≤100cfu/g |
50 |
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E.Coli. |
Negative |
Conforms |
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Salmonella |
Negative |
Conforms |
1. Piperine is applied in the pharmaceutical field.
(1) Piperine can treat arthritis, rheumatism and skin disease.
(2) Piperine have the function of clearing heat and diuretic, expectorant, sedative and analgestic.
(3) Piperine can treat acute conjunctivitis, bronchitis, gastritis, enteritis and urinary stones.
2. Piperine is applied in the food field.
(1) Piperine has the function of controlling weight.
(2) Piperine can increase the metabolic rate of the body.
(3) Piperine has the function of enhancing immunity and supporting the intestinal absorption of nutrients.
