Yellow beeswax standard
Accord with Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2015 Edition)
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Index
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Premium Grades
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First grade
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Qualified product
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Sensory and organizational status
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Color
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Milky white, light yellow, bright yellow (Chinese beeswax is usually more colorful than Western Beeswax)
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Yellow
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Yellow brown,gray yellow,brown
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Surface
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Matte, corrugated, with general protrusions between
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Smell
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Beeswax aroma
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State
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Close structure, fine grain, consistent color
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Compact structure, fine particles, darker bottom
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Close structure, coarse grain, darker bottom, but no more than 1/3
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Standard code
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Peroxide value w%
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≤5
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Acid value(KOH mg/g)
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17-24
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Saponification value(KOH mg/g)
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87-104
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Melting point ℃
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62-65
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Glycerol and other polyols w%
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≤0.50
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Lead(Pb)(mg/kg)
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≤2.0
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Carnauba wax experiment
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No
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Pure white wax, paraffin and other wax experiments
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No
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Fat, Japanese wax, rosin and soap experiments
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No
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