tea saponin

Tea Saponin

Tea saponin is triterpenoid saponin substance abstracted from wild camellia fruit. The product tastes bitter and spicy. It stimulates mucous membrane of nose to lead to sneeze. The pure product is fine white column-shape crystalloid with strong moisture absorption ability. It presents apparent acidity to methyl red and is hard to be dissolved in non-water methanol, non-water ethanol, and cannot be dissolved in organic dissolvent like acetone, benzene and petroleum ehter. Its easy to be dissolved in water, water-contained methanol, water-contained ethanol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride and pyridine etc. The saponin is easy to deposit when tea saponin is added with muriatic acid. Its melting point: 224.

Technical index

                      Powder  A                          Powder B                             Liquid

Appearance: light yellow powder             milk white powder               brown mucous liquid

The content of  active matter: ≥50%           ≥90%                               ≥25% 

Foaming ability: 160-190mm                     160-190mm                     160-190mm

 Baumé degree: ≥20Be                            ≥20Be                            ≥20Be                           

Water-solubility: easy                                easy                                     easy

PH value:          5.06.0                                 5.06.0                                  5.06.0