PRETIOX
for Foodstuffs, Cosmetics
and Pharmacy
Clever choice
Titanium dioxide grades PRETIOX for food,
cosmetics and pharmacy are exceptionally pure
pigments with optimal optical properties.
PRETIOX
Titanium Dioxide
PRECHEZA long-term experience in manufacturing of
titanium dioxide PRETIOX has been applied to develop
special grades of titanium dioxide for food/pharma
and cosmetic sector to offer a number of benefits:
• Achieving a high standard of chemical and
microbiological purity.
• Manufacturing and handling within the scope
of certified Quality Management System.
• Warranting all the legal requirements for foodstuffs,
cosmetics and farmaceuticals application.
PRETIOX AV01FG and PRETIOX AV01PhG is high purity
anatase easy dispersed pigment with high brightness
and good opacity.
Identification
INCI name Titanium dioxide
Chemical formula TiO2
Molecular weight 79.88
CAS No. 13463-67-7
EINECS No. 236-675-5
Colour Index 77891
Colour Name Pigment White 6
Specific density 3.8 g/cm3
Compliance with purity standards
PRETIOX PRETIOX
AV01FG AV01PhG
E-171 Food Colour Specification 231/2012/EC
Food and Drug Administration FDA 21 CFR
FAO JECFA Specification Monograph 10 (2010)
Cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009/EC
European Pharmacopoeia PhEur
US Pharmacopoeia USP/NF
Japanese Pharmacopoeia JP
Compliance with quality standards
PRETIOX PRETIOX
AV01FG AV01PhG
FSSC 22 000
ISO 9001; ISO 14001; OHSAS 18001
SMETA 4 Pilar Ethical Standard
KOSHER
HALAL
Responsible Care
Application
PRETIOX AV01FG PRETIOX AV01PhG
Foodstuffs
Confectionery, saucess, dressing
Baked goods, decoration, potato flakes,
Beverages, instant drinks, concentrates
Dairy products, low-fat milk products, mayonnaise,
coffee whitener, icecream, chewing gum
Processed meet, fish products, collagen casings
Cosmetics
eye and face make-ups
lipsticks, nail lacquers
toothpastes
Pharmaceuticals
colouring agent for capsules, films, tablets and coated pills
medical sticky tapes
Pet-Foods
colouring agent for dry pet-food and wet pet-food
Recommended Suitable
PRETIOX AV01FG typical properties
E-171 FDA 21 CFR AV01FG typical
TiO2 content % min. 99.0 min. 99.0 99.3
Loss on drying % max. 0.5 max. 0.5 0.3
Loss on ignition % max. 1.0 max. 0.5 0.1
Al2O3 and/or SiO2 % max. 2.0 - 0.1
Acid soluble salts % max. 0.5 max. 0.5 0.4
Water soluble salts (hot) % max. 0.5 - 0.4
Water soluble salts (cold) % - max. 0.25 0.20
Cadmium (HCl soluble) mg/kg max. 1.0 - 0.5
Antimony (HCl soluble) mg/kg max. 2.0 max. 2.0 1.0
Arsenic (HCl soluble) mg/kg max. 1.0 max. 1.0 < 1.0
Lead (HCl soluble) mg/kg max. 10.0 max. 10.0 < 5.0
Mercury (HCl soluble) mg/kg max. 1.0 max. 1.0 < 0.1
Mercury (total) mg/kg – max. 1.0 < 0.1
PRETIOX AV01PhG typical properties
[Link]. AV01PhG USP/NF AV01PhG
Characters White powder complies Identification yellow-red to complies
Identification A. pale yellowish complies orange-red colour
colour at heating with H2O2
B. orange-red colour complies Assay 99.0 – 100.5 % TiO2 99.3 %
with H2O2 Arsenic max. 1 ppm < 1 ppm
C. violet-blue colour complies Loss on drying max 0.5 % 0.3 %
with zinc Loss on ignition max. 0.5 % < 0.1 %
Tests Water-soluble max. 0.25 % 0.20 %
Appearance of colourless, not more complies substances
solution opalescent than Acid-soluble max. 0.5 % 0.4 %
reference solution substances
Acidity or nmt 1.0 ml 0.01 M complies Lead (HClsoluble) max. 10 ppm < 5 ppm
alcalinity HCl or 0.01 M NaOH
Antimony max. 2 ppm 1 ppm
Water-soluble max. 0.5 % 0.4 % (HClsoluble)
substances
Mercury (total) max. 1 ppm < 0.1 ppm
Antimony max. 100 ppm < 10 ppm
Organic volatile
Arsenic max. 5 ppm < 5 ppm impurities
design: COLOUR FUSION | photo: MICHAL FABIAN, archiv PRECHEZA, INGIMAGE | 2016
Barium not more opalescent complies Chloroform 60 µg per g < 1 µg per g
than reference
1.4-Dioxane 380 µg per g < 20 µg per g
Iron max. 200 ppm 10 ppm
Dichlormethane 600 µg per g < 1 µg per g
Heavy metals max. 20 ppm complies
Trichlorethylene 80 µg per g < 1 µg per g
Assay more than 98.0 and 99.3 %
nmt 100.5 %
Packaging
PRETIOX AV01FG and PRETIOX AV01PhG is
packed in double layer vent paper bags to
a net weight 25,0 kg. It is supplied on wooden
pallets (1 tonne per pallet), shrink-wrapped
in polyethylene foil.
Typical particle size distribution
PRETIOX AV01FG and PRETIOX AV01PhG
10
9
100
8
80
Volume [%]
7
6
60
5
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0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 3000
E-mail: sales@[Link] Particle size [µm]
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This leaflet is a general guide to the properties and fields of potential application of PRETIOX food/cosmetics/pharmacy grade.
Information on application is given in good faith and does not constitute any guarantee. For specific grade selection, see Product
Specifications or contact Technical Service at PRECHEZA company. Material Safety Data Sheet and additional information about
products and company is available on [Link]. Control quality of pigments is provided in all steps of production. Samples
are available on request. We recommend trial application tests.