Arachidonic Acid (ARA), an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), is an essential fatty acid for human beings. ARA plays important roles as a structural lipid associated predominantly with phospholipids in blood, liver, muscle and other major organ systems. ARA is also a precursor of many important eicosanoids, such as prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes, etc. These derivates enhance physiological activity and immunoregulation.
ARA plays an important role in infant nutrition, particularly is essential for infant brain and visual nerve development. However, ARA cannot be synthesized by infants, it must be supplemented from diets (breast milk, infant formula, etc.) to avoid deficiency of ARA, and fulfill the demand of well mental and cognitive development of infants.
ARA portfolio as follows:
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ARA Oil 35%
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ARA Powder 7% 10%
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ARA Emulsion 5%
We can supply vegetarian sourced ARA derived from fungi. Thanks to our experienced R&D team and top standard QC system, we have successfully developed consistent supply of above ARA oil, ARA powder and ARA emulsion to maximize the range of possible applications of ARA, which can fulfil our customers increasing demands to create a wide range of ARA enriched food products and supplements...
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Product Description
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Vegetable fungi oil extracted from Mortierella alpina ALK-1, arachidonic acid rich (40% ARA) single cell oil.
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Appearance
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The product is a clear yellow liquid (at 40), homogeneous and free from foreign impurities
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Odor
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Arachidonci acid characteristic, free from rancidity.
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Color
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Lovibond Cell, 25.4mm, no more than: Y 20 R5
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Specification
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Parameter
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Unit
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Target Value
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Arachidonic acid
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Tag Wt.%
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≥40.0
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Peroxide value
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Meq/kg
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≤1.0
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Acid value
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mg KOH/g
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≤1.0
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Moisture
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%
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≤0.1
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Insoluble impurities
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%
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≤0.2
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Nonsaponifying substances
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%
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≤3.0
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Arsenic
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ppm
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≤0.1
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Lead
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ppm
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≤0.1
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Mercury
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ppm
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≤0.05
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Residual hexane
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ppm
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≤1.0
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Stability and Storage
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The product has an expiry date of 12 months at a temperature of 0-10; or has an expiry date of 24 months if it is kept frozen
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Labelling
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The label clearly displays the name, batch code, production date, etc. All products come with certificates of analysis. Codes used on the label are sufficient to allow traceability from back to origin.
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Packaging
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The product is packed in a vacuumed aluminum foil bag at 5kg. Bags are packed in card board boxes.
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