vitamin d3 Description: Dry Vitamin D3 100 CWS consists of off-white to yellowishfree-flowing beadlets. The powder particles contain vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)dissolved in edible fats finely indroplets of 0.5-2 μm embedded in a matrix of gum arabic (E 414) and sucroseand coated with starch. The product contains dl-α-Tocopherol (E 307) as an antioxidant and tricalcium phosphate (E 341) as an anticaking agent. Specifications Appearance: off-white to yellowish, free-flowing beadlets Fineness (US standard sieves): 100% through sieve No. 30 min. 90% through sieve No. 40 max. 15% through sieve No. 100 Dispersibility in water: satisfactory Loss on drying: max. 8% Identity for vitamin D3: corresponds Identity for tocopherol: corresponds Vitamin D3 content: not less than 100 000IU/g and not more than 110000IU/g Microbiological purity: corresponds Dispersibility Dry Vitamin D3 100 CWS disperses quickly and completely in cold water at 10°C, fruit juices,milk and other liquids. High concentrations may give cloudy dispersions which, however, remain uniform for relatively long periods.