| Sensoric | Dark red crystals or crystaline powder |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Solubility (grams/100 gramg water) at 0°C | (5% Water) Soluble |
| Loss on Drying | < 6.0% |
| Aceton Assay | 0.5% |
| Spectrophotometric Assay | (On dried basis) 96.0 % - 101.0% |
| Acidic Impurities | (On dried basis) 3.0% |
| Related Components | (HPLC): 2.0% |
| Hydroxoxobalamin | 2.0% |
| Any Other Impurities | 1.0% |
| Identification | Method ------------------------- Result |
| PH=2 | A460/A353 ------------------ 0.80 |
| PH=7 | A522/A343 ------------------ 0.55 - 0.75 ºC |
| PH=7 | A267/A343 ------------------ 1.30 -1.50 ºC |
| PH=2 | ---------- ------------------------ Positive |
| PH=7 | ---------- ------------------------ Positive |
| Chemical Structure |  |
| Class | Vitamins - Nutritional Ingredients - Amino Acids |
