Standard No.:	GB 29943-2013
English Name:	National Food Safety Standard Food Additive Identification Retinyl palmitate (palmitic acid Vitamin A)
Chinese Name:	食品安全国家标准 食品添加剂 棕榈酸视黄酯（棕榈酸维生素A）
Chinese Classification:	X09    Hygiene, safety and labor protection
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Source Content Issued by:	Health and Family Planning Commission
Issued on:	2013-11-29
Implemented on:	2014-6-1
Status:	valid
Target Language:	English
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1 Scope This standard is applicable to food additive, retinol palmitate (vitamin A palmitate), made by processing with vitamin A acetate (or β-ionone) and palmitic acid as main raw materials. 2 Chemical Name, Molecular Formula, Structural Formula and Relative Molecular Mass 2.1 Chemical name [(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl] hexadecanoate 2.2 Molecular formula C36H60O2 2.3 Structural formula 2.4 Relative molecular mass 525.09 (as per 2007 international relative atomic mass) 3 Technical Requirements 3.1 Sensory requirements Sensory requirements shall be in accordance with those specified in Table 1. Table 1 Sensory Requirements Item Requirement Inspection method Color and lustre Faint yellow to yellowish brown Place a proper amount of specimen on a white porcelain spot plate, observe its color and lustre as well as state under natural light State Oily liquid (solidifiable at low temperature) 3.2 Physical and chemical indexes

1 Scope 2 Chemical Name, Molecular Formula, Structural Formula and Relative Molecular Mass 3 Technical Requirements Annex A Inspection Methods