Product
TBHQ
TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) is an antioxidant that protects edible oils, fats and fried foods from rancidity.
- Grades / forms
- ≥ 99%
- Documents
- TDS to view and download
Overview
TBHQ is especially effective in vegetable oils and frying, where it extends shelf life and fry life at low levels (up to about 200 ppm of the fat, where permitted).
It is a white to light tan crystalline powder; permitted levels vary by market.
Applications
- 1Edible oils and fats
- 2Fried snacks and noodles
- 3Animal feed fats
- 4Biodiesel stabilisation
Specification
- Appearance
- White to light tan crystalline powder
- Identification
- Passes
- Odour
- Faint
- Assay (Titration) (%)
- 99.0 min.
- Melting Point (°C)
- 126.5 – 128.5
- Toluene (ppm)
- 25.0 max.
- 2,5-DiTBHQ (%)
- 0.2 max.
- Hydroquinone (%)
- 0.1 max.
- Tert-Butyl-p-Benzoquinone (%)
- 0.2 max.
- Ultraviolet Absorbance (Polynuclear Hydrocarbon)
- Passes
- Solubility
- It is soluble in alcohol and in ether and it is practically insoluble in water
- Arsenic (as As) (ppm)
- 3.0 max.
- Heavy Metal (as Pb) (ppm)
- 2.0 max.
- Free from extraneous matter or foreign particles
- Passes
Specification as stated on our Technical Data Sheet, which you can download below.
Documents
PDF documents from our quality records.
Packing & storage
Packing
- 25 kg fibre drums
Storage & handling
Store in a cool, dry, clean place away from odours and pests, in closed packaging.
Enquire
Get a price for TBHQ
Send grade, quantity and destination port. Price, lead time and documents come back within one business day.
Request a quotation or call +91 97979 77958- Certificate of Analysis with every batch
- SDS in destination format
- Made to your specification
- Private label packing
Questions
TBHQ, answered.
Yes. Food grade TBHQ (E319) is supplied to food additive specifications, with COA per batch.
Certificates can be provided for qualifying grades on request.
COA, SDS and, on request, specification, allergen and GMO statements.
Yes. Cosmo Chemistry manufactures and exports TBHQ from Surat, Gujarat, India to more than 55 countries, for customers in the food ingredients industry. Send your grade, quantity and destination port for a quotation within one business day.
Every shipment of TBHQ from Cosmo Chemistry includes a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis (COA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Certificate of Origin, third-party pre-shipment inspection and destination-specific regulatory documentation are arranged on request.
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