Sweeteners

Sodium Saccharin

Appearance: White crystals
Identification: Infrared absorption spectrophotometry
Melting point: 226 - 230 deg C
Shelf life: 3 years

Sodium Saccharin is supplied as white crystals at 99.0-101.0% assay with identification by infrared absorption spectrophotometry. In feed it is used as a palatant rather than a sweetener for its own sake: it masks or slows the bad odour and heavy metal taste that protein, vitamins and antibiotics bring into a ration, which raises intake under stress, shortens the feeding cycle and improves feed conversion. Packing is 25 kg per bag with a three-year shelf life.

Why buyers specify this grade

Assay 99.0-101.0% with identification by infrared absorption spectrophotometry
Covers or slows the bad odour and heavy metal taste of protein, vitamins and antibiotics in feed
Raises feed intake in animals under stress
Toluene sulfonamide impurities each held to 10 ppm max, the indicators of a poorly purified saccharin
Three-year shelf life, 25 kg per bag, 22 MT per 20ft container without pallets

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Specification

Assay	99.0 - 101.0%
Water	5% max
Melting point	226 - 230 deg C
Ammonium salts	25 ppm max
Arsenic	2 ppm max
Heavy metals as Pb	10 ppm max
p-toluene sulfonamide	10 ppm max
o-toluene sulfonamide	10 ppm max
Selenium	30 ppm max
Benzoic acid-sulfonamide	25 ppm max
Clarity and colour of solution	Colourless, clear
Benzoic and salicylic acid	No precipitate or violet colour appears

Technical data

Appearance: White crystals
Identification: Infrared absorption spectrophotometry
Melting point: 226 - 230 deg C
Shelf life: 3 years
Loading: 18 MT per 20ft with pallet, 22 MT without pallet

Quality control

Identification by infrared absorption spectrophotometry on each lot
Released on assay, water, melting point, toluene sulfonamides, selenium and heavy metals
Readily carbonizable substances not more intensely coloured than the reference
TDS and MSDS issued with the order, sample COA on request

Where it is used

Improving the overall palatability of compound feed
Masking the off-taste of protein, vitamin and antibiotic components
Maintaining feed intake in animals under stress
Shortening the feeding cycle and improving feed conversion rate

Who buys it

Feed mills and premix producers
Nutritionists formulating medicated or high-vitamin rations
Piglet and young-stock feed producers
Aquafeed formulators

Problems it solves

Animals refusing feed that contains bitter vitamins, antibiotics or mineral sources
Intake dropping under heat, transport or weaning stress
Feeding cycle running long because intake is below target
Saccharin with high o-toluene and p-toluene sulfonamide impurities failing an incoming check

Packing and options

25 kg per bag; 18 MT per 20ft container with pallet, 22 MT without
Dose rate advised against species and the components being masked

How it compares

Aspartame is the sweetener of choice for human food at 200 times sucrose sweetness. Sodium saccharin is the feed palatant: it is heat stable, far cheaper per unit of sweetness, and specified here on the impurity profile that matters for feed rather than on a beverage taste panel.

Handling and storage

Dose to mask the specific off-taste in the ration rather than to a fixed sweetness target
Store dry and sealed, shelf life is three years
Check the clarity and colour of solution on arrival, it should be colourless and clear

FAQ

Sodium Saccharin questions buyers ask

What assay do you supply

99.0 to 101.0%, white crystals identified by infrared absorption spectrophotometry.

Why is it used in animal feed

It improves overall palatability, covers or slows the bad odour and heavy metal taste of components such as protein, vitamins and antibiotics, raises intake under stress, shortens the feeding cycle and improves feed conversion rate.

What are the toluene sulfonamide limits

Both p-toluene sulfonamide and o-toluene sulfonamide are held to 10 ppm max, with benzoic acid-sulfonamide 25 ppm max.

What is the shelf life and packing

Three years, packed 25 kg per bag, loading 18 MT per 20ft container with pallet or 22 MT without.

What is the melting point

226 to 230 deg C.

What are the heavy metal limits

Heavy metals as Pb 10 ppm max, arsenic 2 ppm max and selenium 30 ppm max.

Download TDS, MSDS and sample COA