Betaine Anhydrous

Appearance:                                          white to light brownish color crystalline  
Assay:                                                             ¡Ý98.0
Loss on drying:                                                ¡Ü2.0%
Residue on Ignition:                                         ¡Ü0.2%
Heavy metal (as Pb):                                       <5ppm
As:                                                                 <1ppm
Assay(calculated with the reference to the dried substance)  99.0-100.5%

Uses have been indicated in:
1  A natural methyl group donor to enable the partial replacement of choline and methionine in the feed and lower the ratio of feed to meat produced.
2  Promote the metabolism of fat, improve the lean meat rate of animal and poultry and the quality of meat, and lower the fat ratio of meat.
3  Improves the taste of the feed, leading to improved appetite for the animal.  It is an ideal tonic for promoting the growth of poultry and aquatic animals.
4  Acting as an osmotic protectant, providing stress relief under various kinds of gastrointestinal traumas.  May improve the animal¡¯s ability to adapt to temperature changes and resist the effects of diseases etc.
5  As a dietary supplement, Betaine has been widely adopted in fish to relieve the osmotic stress of fish when they go from fresh water to seawater and improve the survival rate of baby fish and shrimps.
6  Betaine helps to maintain the stability of vitamins in feed mixes.