Products Description Methyl Cyclopentenolone,MCP, alse called Maple Lactone,and Natural Methylcyclopentenolone. MCP is awhite crystalline powder with strong caramel aroma. It is soluble in water. 1g of MCP dissolves in 72ml of water at 25℃. It can be dissolved easily in boiling water, Glycerin, Propanediol and Ethanol (1g dissolves in 5ml of 90% Ethanol at 25℃). Decomposition would occur if distilled in normal pressure. Properties A white crystalline powder with strong caramel aroma. It is soluble in water. 1g of MCP dissolves in 72ml of water at 25℃. It can be dissolved easily in boiling water, Glycerin, Propanediol and Ethanol (1g dissolves in 5ml of 90% Ethanol at 25℃). Decomposition would occur if distilled in normal pressure. Melting point: 104-108℃ Heavy metal (Pb) ≤0.04% Basic Analysis Item Specification Result Appearance White Powder Conforms Odor & taste Characteristic Conforms Mesh size Through 80 mesh Conforms Assay ≥98.0% 99.23%（HPLC） Loss on Drying ≤5.00% 0.35% Ash ≤5.00% 0.49% Heavy metals Total Heavy Metals ≤10ppm Conforms Arsenic ≤1ppm Conforms Lead ≤2ppm Conforms Cadmium ≤1ppm Conforms Hygrargyrum ≤0.1ppm Conforms Residual Solvent Meet the requirements Conforms Pesticide Residue Meet the requirements Not detected Microbiological Tests Total Plate Count ≤1000cfu/g Conforms Total Yeast & Mold ≤100cfu/g Conforms E.Coli Negative Conforms Salmonella Negative Conforms Staphylococcus Negative Conforms Application Methyl Cyclopentenolone,MCP is flavor and sweetness enhancer. It has strong caramel aroma, and is mainly used for walnuts, maple, caramel, coffee, syrup, rum sugar, cream, soup seasoning, ice cream, cookies, candy beverage, bakery and wine. It tastes sweet, and can be widely applied in cosmetics, food industry. Gmo statement We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product was not produced from or with GMO plant material. Ingredient statement Statement Option #1: Pure Single Ingredient This 100% single ingredient does not contain or use any additives, preservatives, carriers and/or processing aids in its manufacturing process. Statement Option #2: Multiple Ingredients Must include all/any additional sub ingredients contained in and/or used in its manufacturing process. Gluten free statement We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product is gluten-free and was not manufactured with any ingredients containing gluten. (Bse)/ (Tse) Statement We hereby confirm that, to the best of our knowledge, this product is free of BSE/TSE. Cruelty-free statement We hereby declare that, to the best of our knowledge, this product has not been tested on animals. Kosher statement We hereby confirm that this product has been certified to Kosher standards. Vegan Statement We hereby confirm that this product has been certified to Vegan standards. Food Allergen Information ALLERGENS PRESENCE ABSENCE PROCESS COMMENT Milk or milk derivatives No Yes No Egg or egg derivatives No Yes No Fish or fish derivatives No Yes No Shellfish, crustaceans, mollusks & their derivatives No Yes No Peanuts or peanut derivatives No Yes No Tree nuts or their derivatives No Yes No Soy or soy derivatives No Yes No Wheat or wheat derivatives No Yes No Trans Fat This product does not contain any trans fats.