Product Code: AVC10XC Revision Date: 02/20/2013
Description: | Purified Ten-fold (10 X) liquid concentrate of Aloe Vera Gel with a stabilzing system suitable for cosmetic and topical pharmaceutical preparations.
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Appearance: | Clear to slightly cloudy liquid
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Raw Material: | Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera Linne), grown & processed in the Dominican Republic
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Process: | Mature aloe vera leaves are harvested by hand. The inner gel in the leaf is removed by a hand-fileting process. The gel filets are ground, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum to a level of 5% soilds. The concentrate is pasteurized and appropriate stabilizing agents are added before packaging.
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Odor: | Bland
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Product pH Value: | 3.0 - 5.0
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Aloe Vera Gel Solids: | 4.6% Minimum
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Anthraquinones: | Less than 0.1% as Anhydrous Barbaloin
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Preservatives: | 0.05% DMDM Hydantoin &
0.3% Diazolidinyl Urea
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Aloe Vera Polysaccharides:
(Methyl Alcohol Insolubles) | Minimum 12,000 mg./liter
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TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL PROXIMATES |
CHEMICAL |
Arsenic(As2O3): | < 0.3 mg/kg as As2O3
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Heavy Metals (as Pb): | < 10 mg/kg as lead
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MICROBIOLOGICAL |
Total Aerobic Plate Count: | < 100 CFU / g
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Yeast: | < 100 CFU / g
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Mold: | < 100 CFU / g
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Coliform: | Negative
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E. Coli: | Negative
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Salmonella: | Negative
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Staphylococcus aureus: | < 10 CFU / g
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