Food grade Alcohol standard (GB10343-2008)

2018-04-25
Sensory requirement

Item

Superfine

Fine-quality

Ordinary

Sight

Clear and bright.

Smell

Only with ethanol smell,without strange smell.

No strange smell.

Taste

Pure,a bit sweet.   Pure,a bit sweet.

Comparatively pure.


Chemical requirement

Item

Superfine

Fine-quality

Ordinary

Color≤                                      

               10

Ethanol % (v/v) ≥

96.0

95.5

95.0

H2SO4 test≤

10

60

Oxidation time/min.≥

40

30

20

Aldehyde(Acetic aldehyde) mg/L ≤  

1

2

30

Methanol mg/L ≤

2

50

150

Propanol mg/L ≤

2

15

100

Butanol + Iso-amyl alcohol mg/L≤

1

2

30

Acid
(Acetic acid)mg/L≤

7

10

20

Ester 
(Ethyl acetate)mg/L≤

10

18

25

Nonvolatile substances mg/L≤

10

15

25

Heavy metal (Pb)mg/L≤

1

Cyanide* (HCN)1) mg/L≤

5

*For cassava-based products.