Vanillin

 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy benzaldehyde

Color and Appearance: Off-white needle like crystals.

Odor: Dense odor like vanilla bean.

Specifications:

   Melting point:            81.083.0

   Solubility(25):          1g sample can be clearly dissolved in 3ml of 70% alcohol or 2ml

                           of 95% alcohol.

   Weight-loss on Drying:      ≤0.5%

   Residue on Ignition:        ≤0.05%

   Purity:                   ≥99.0%(GC)

   Arsenic Content:           ≤3ppm

   Heavy metal content(as Pb):  ≤10ppm

 vanillin is one of the important flavors with a dense of sweet cream odor. It is widely used in confectionary, ice cream, beverage, cake, chocolate, bread, biscuit, cigarette, wine and feedstuff well as in cosmetic, and in perfuming of rubber, plastic and other products. It is also used in medicine pharmaceutical, electroplate and other industries and used as chemical reagent.