Food Grade Sodium Bicarbonate

Chemical Specifications

Chemical Property	Unit	Specification
NaHCO3	%	99.3 min
Na2CO3	%	0.5 max
Cl-	mg / kg	250 max
SO4-2	mg / kg	300 max
Water Insolubles	mg / kg	500 max
Pb/Lead	ppm	0.1 max
As/Arsenic	ppm	0.1 max
Hg/Mercury	ppm	0.1 max
Fe(Toplam) /Total Fe	ppm	10 max.
Humidity	%	0.05 max
Solubility	(g/100 ml water)	15.6(60℃) 9.55(20℃) 5.55(0℃)
pH	1% solution	8.0-8.6
Test for sodium		Passes test
Test for carbonate		Passes test
Loss on drying		Not more than 0,25 % (over silica gel, 4 hours)
Ammonium salts		No odour of ammonia detectable after heating

Physical Properties

Physical Property	Unit	Specification
Bulk Density	g/cm3	0.75-1.15
Whitness	%	L*= 95 min. (CIE Lab)
Appearance	visual	Free flowing white powder
Solubility		Soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol.
Particle Size
+75 micron (µm)	%	20-90
+45micron (µm)	%	60-100

Dioxins/Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs

Property	Unit	Specification
Dioxins	ng/kg	max 0.1
Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs	ng/kg	max 1.0

Microbiological Properties

Property	Unit	Specification
Salmonella	kob / 25	0
Entro-bacteria	kob / g	max 5×102
Mould-yeast	kob / g	max 1000

Standard Packages

• 25 kg polyethylene (PE) FFS bags.
• 1 ton polipropilen (PP) bigbag with inner lining.

Storage Conditions

• Must be stored in a covered warehouse, preferably lower than 30ºC and 50% relative humidity and well-ventilated.
• Not recommended to store more than one pallet on other.
• The shelf life of the product is 2 years.

Human Health Effect

• Do not contain GMO
• There is no feature of allergen
• There is no consumer group designated

Uses

• Baking powders
• Cake, doughnut, pancake, cookies additives İçecekler / Beverages
• Dentifrices

Transportation

• Truck
• Ship

Specifications defined above are valid for the products kept in suitable conditions and not further processed.  Please check the Material Safety Data Sheet for detailed information, handling and safety details.