Kojic acid is an organic acid with an anti-bacteria function. Its edible grade safety makes its wide application in food, pharmaceutical, pest control, and whitening cosmetic products.
$25.00 – $30.00 /Kilo
Kojic Acid CAS 501-30-4
Description
Kojic acid’s excellent anti-bacteria property, kojic acid can be used in food preservation, anti-biotics, and pest control. And the wide application in whitening cosmetics results from its melanin prevention functions.
Chemical property:
| Product name | Kojic acid |
| CAS NO. | 501-30-4 |
| Molecular formula | C6H6O4 |
| Molecular weight | 142.11 |
| EINECS NO. | 207-922-4 |
| Melting point | 152-155°C |
| Boiling point | 179.65°C |
| Density | 1.1712 |
| Refractive index | 1.4434 |
| Storage | Refrigerator, in dry and cool place, away from heat and light. |
| Acidity coefficient (pKa) | 7.9 (at 25°C) |
| Appearance | White to beige-brown Crystalline Powder |
| Solubility | Soluble in water |
| Maximum wavelength (λmax) | 269nm (CHCl3) Merck14, 5317BRN120895 |
| Stability | Stable and Combustible.Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
Application:
1. Food additives: Kojic acid is an excellent food preservative because of its good anti-bacteria, preservation, freshness retaining color protection, and oxidation resistance property. It can also be used as fragrances, spices in food.
2. Whitening cosmetic and food: cosmetic products(such as creams, lotions, face wash, mask powder, powder cake…) with kojic acid has the function of skin protection, moisturizing, whitening(kojic acid can effectively prevent the formation of melanin), radiance, sunscreen, spot removing, wrinkle removing, anti-dandruff…
3. Pharmaceutical: kojic acid can be used as an ingredient to produce antibiotic like cephalosporin.
4. Pest control: Kojic acid is with good adhesion and little damage on plants, and good treatment on plant mycosis while is non-toxic on the human body. It is also an activator of nicotinic insecticide. Individually used as an insecticide, kojic acid kills insects in a way that affects the regeneration of insects, with no harm to human beings, animals, and environment.
Production:
| Items | Standards | Results |
| Physical Analysis | ||
| Description | Light Yellow Crystals | Complies |
| Assay | 99% | 99.2% |
| Mesh Size | 100 % pass 80 mesh | Complies |
| Ash | ≤ 5.0% | 2.85% |
| Loss on Drying | ≤ 5.0% | 2.85% |
| Chemical Analysis | ||
| Heavy Metal | ≤ 10.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| Pb | ≤ 2.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| As | ≤ 1.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| Hg | ≤ 0.1 mg/kg | Complies |
| Microbiological Analysis | ||
| Residue of Pesticide | Negative | Negative |
| Total Plate Count | ≤ 1000cfu/g | Complies |
| Yeast&Mold | ≤ 100cfu/g | Complies |
| E.coil | Negative | Negative |
| Salmonella | Negative | Negative |
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