Biobran MGN-3 Specification

Specification sheet for Biobran MGN-3

1. Product name
   MGN-3 Rice Bran Arabinoxylan Compound
   US Patent: 5,560,914
   
   
2. 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.
   
   
3. Content specification
   

   Carbohydrate	65% - 80%
   Protein	8% - 15%

   Protein measured by the Lowry method
   
   
4. 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

   
   
5. Moisture
   less than 8%
   
   
6. Crude ash
   5% - 10%
   
   
7. Arsenic (as As2O3)
   less than 5ppm
   
   
8. Heavy metals (as Pb)
   less than 20ppm
   
   
9. Aerobic plate count
   3 x 10³/g maximum
   
   
10. Coliform bacteria
    Negative
    
    
11. Mutagenicity (Ames test)
    Negative
    
    
12. Acute toxicity
    LD50 > 36g/kg (rat)
    
    
13. Physiological activity
    Primarily influences biophylasix systems