China’s New National Standard of Caramel Color
Code GB 8817-2001 (replaces GB 8817-1988)
Manufacturing Method Allowed
Issue Date February 1, 2002
| Items |
Powder |
Liquid |
| Color (0.1% w/v, 1 cm ABS @ 610 nm) |
0.05 - 0.6 |
0.05 - 0.6 |
| Moisture, %, |
<= 5.0 |
— |
| *Ammoniacal Nitrogen, (As NH3), %, |
<= 0.5 |
0.5 |
| *Sulfur Dioxide (As SO2), % |
<= 0.1 |
0.1 |
| As, ppm |
<= 1 |
1 |
| Pb, ppm |
<= 2 |
2 |
| Heavy Metals (As Pb), ppm |
<= 25 |
25 |
| *4-Mei, % |
<= 0.02 |
0.02 |
| *Total Nitrogen (As N), % |
<= 3.3 |
3.3 |
| * Total Sulfur (As S), % |
<= 3.5 |
3.5 |
| Total Mercury (As Hg), ppm |
<= 0.1 |
0.1 |
*based on 0.1 color unit