Choline chloride is an organic compound and a quaternary ammonium salt. It has a choline cation with chloride anion. Alternative names are hepacholine, biocolina and lipotril.
Product Name | Choline Chloride 60%powder |
H.S. Code | 2309901000 |
Appearance | Yellow brown floating powder or granule with hygroscopy and special smell. |
Content | ≥60.0% |
Loss on Drying | ≤4.0% |
Granularity(20 mesh) | ≥95% |
Heavy metal (Pb) | ≤0.002 |
Trimethylamine | ≤1000ppm |
Packing Term | 25 kg /kraft paperbag ; 18 Tons/20’FCL |
Shelf Life | 18 months |
Storage | Avoid heat, humidity and direct sunshine during storage and transportation |
Application:
Choline chloride is mass-produced and is an important additive in feed especially for chickens where it accelerates growth. It forms a deep eutectic solvent with urea, ethylene glycol, glycerol and many other compounds. Other commercial choline salts are choline hydroxide and choline bitartrate. In foodstuffs the compound is often present as phosphatidylcholine. It is also used as a clay control additive in fluids used for hydraulic fracturing.
Dosage: (with 60%CC as example)
Species | Mixing rate | |
Poultry | Young chick | 0.067% |
Growing chick | 0.058% | |
Laying hen | 0.100% | |
Broiler | 0.100% | |
Pig | 0.030% |