Biobran MGN-3 Specification
Specification sheet for Biobran MGN-3
Product name
MGN-3 Rice Bran Arabinoxylan Compound
US Patent: 5,560,91.
Source
This product is composed of dietary fiber obtained from rice bran hemicellulose B by a hot water extraction method, enzymatically broken down by the carbohydrase complex from shitake muchrooms.
Content specification
Carbohydrate | 65% - 80% |
Protein | 8% - 15% |
Characteristics
Colour | Light brown |
Form | Powder |
Scent | Distinctive scent |
Taste | Faint sweet taste and faint acidity/lemony |
Solubility | Water soluble Over 95% soluble in water at 60°C |
Stability | Stable to processing in high temperature Hygroscopicity |
Moisture
less than 8%
Crude ash
5% - 10%
Arsenic (as As2O3)
less than 5ppm
Heavy metals (as Pb)
less than 20ppm
Aerobic plate count
Aerobic plate count
Coliform bacteria
Negative
Mutagenicity (Ames test)
Negative
Acute toxicity
LD50 > 36g/kg (rat)
Repeated dose
NOAEL>200mg/kg/day
Physiological activity
Primarily influences biophylasix systems
Fibre Content
1.4g/100g of raw material / 27.3g/100g of finished sachet powder