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- BORCHICK®
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- (Natural Colouring for Animal Feed Colouring)
- SPECIFICATIONS
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- BORCHICK® is based on saponified natural Xantophylls from Paprika
Capsicum annum L. (Fam. Solanaceae) on a carrier of Paprika powder
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- Natural red colouring agent for animal feed.
- It is generally used in chicken to enhance the yellow colour of egg
yolk or to give colour to chicken skin and fish
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- Minimum content of 5.0 gr/kg of total Xantophylls
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- PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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- Appearance:
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- A dark red flour of easy flour
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- Odour and flavour:
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- Characteristic of paprika
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- Bulk Density (20ºC):
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- 0.50 - 0.55 g/ml
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- Humidity:
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- < 12 %
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- Saponification grade:
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- min. 95% based on area % by HPLC, with UV detector and excluding the
peak of beta-Carotene
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- Total t-Capsanthine:
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- min. 2.7 g/Kg
- min. 2.1 g/Kg
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- Proteins:
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- 16.5 % (AOAC Method)
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- Fats:
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- 11.53 % (AOAC Method)
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- Energy:
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- 171 Kcal/100 g (AOAC Method)
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- Between 0.2 and 1.0 g per Kg of chicken feed depending on the colour
intensity we want to reach.
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- Paper bags of 20 or 25 Kg net weight
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- Stored in airtight containers in a cool, dark and dry place, it will
maintain its quality during 6 months
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