Magnesium Lactate Dihydrate

Magnesium lactate, the magnesium salt of lactic acid, is a mineral supplement. Added to some food and beverages as an acidity regulator and labeled as E329. We offer commercial pure, BP Ph Eur and FCC Food Grades of the product.

Magnesium Lactate Dihydrate BP Ph Eur Grade
C6H10MgO6-2H2O -- 238.5 -- CAS 18917-93-6

DEFINITION
Magnesium bis(2-hydroxypropanoate) or mixture of magnesium (2R)-, (2S)- and (2RS)-2-hydroxypropanoate dihydrate.

Content
98.0 per cent to 102.0 per cent (dried substance).

CHARACTERS
Appearance: White or almost white, crystalline or granular powder.
Solubility: Slightly soluble in water, soluble in boiling water, practically insoluble in ethanol (96 per cent).

IDENTIFICATION
A. It gives the reaction of lactates.
B. It gives the reaction of magnesium.

TESTS
Solution S: Dissolve 5.0 g with heating in carbon dioxide-free water prepared from distilled water, allow to cool and dilute to 100 ml with the same solvent.
Appearance of solution: Solution S is not more opalescent than reference suspension and not more intensely coloured than reference solution.
pH: 6.5 to 8.5 for solution S.
Chlorides: Maximum 200 ppm.
Sulphates: Maximum 400 ppm.
Iron: Maximum 50 ppm.
Heavy metals: Maximum 20 ppm.
Loss on drying: 14.0 per cent to 17.0 per cent, determined on 0.500 g by drying in an oven at 125 °C.

Magnesium Lactate FCC Food Grade is also offered. It is added to some food and beverages as an acidity regulator and labeled as E329.

Certifications :
We manufacture Bulk Drugs / API, Excipients, Pharmaceuticals (IP/BP/USP/NF/Ph. Eur, JP/ CP), Speciality Chemicals(Pure/AR/ACS), Mineral Fortifiers, Food Chemical Codex (FCC) and Flavour chemicals. Our manufacturing facility is cGMP, GLP, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO/IEC 17025, FSSC 22000, FSSAI, Kosher, HALAL, EXCiPACT, WC, COPP, WHO-GMP and WC certified. We are also REACH registered for export to European countries.