Delta International, Merchant Exporters, Mumbai, India

Spray Dried Papain Powder
Papain is derived from fresh papaya, is an agro based enzyme used in Breweries, Food and Pharmaceutical Industries. The process begins with extraction of latex from sami matured fruits.

The latex is stabilized and processed using ultra and micro trial filtration. The ultra filtrated concentrate is thereafter spray dried to a fine powder.

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Physical Properties
Appearance Amorphous Powder
Colour Off-White to Cream
Odour Low Odour
Solubility Freely soluble in water
Moisture Less than 8%
Particle Size 99%  passed through 250 micron
98%  passed through 180 micron

Chemical Properties
PH 5-6  ( 1% w/v solution)
Acitivity 40,000 NFU/mg and above
Heavy Metal Less than 40 ppm
Lead Less than 10 ppm
Arsenic Less than 3 ppm

Microbiological
Total Viable Count Less than 1000/gm
E. Coli Abesnt in 25gm
Salmonella Absent in 10gm
S.Aureus Absent in 10gm
T.E Less than 30/gm
Pseudomonas Absent in 10gm
Yeast and Molds Less than 100/ gm

Application of Papain
  1. Brewing Chill Prooofing of beer
  2. Meaat Tenderization
  3. Pharmaceutical Digestive aids
  4. Soya Hydrolysis of soya-proteins
  5. Fish Processing whole fish and fish solubles
  6. Leather Bating of hides
  7. Textile De-sizing agent
  8. Photographic removing gelatin from film and silkscreen