| CHONDRO GOLD™ - PURE CHONDROITIN |
Synutra Ingredients' Chondro Gold™ materials feature not more than 1% electrophoretic impurities, and ultra low heavy metal breakdown guarantees, particularly in harmful substances such lead, mercury and arsenic. All Chondro Gold™ materials meet United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Dietary Supplement Compendium's documentary standards on Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium.
Chondro Gold™ materials come in various grade levels of chondritin assay content to meet diversified customer needs. Choice of source material varieties is also offered in bovine, porcine, avian, and combinations hereof. Key features and specifications of Chondro Gold™ materials are summarized in the metrics below:
| Features and Specs | Chondro Gold 98 | Chondro Gold 95 | Chondro Gold 90 | Chondro Gold 85 |
| Chondroitin Content CPC* on dried basis |
≥ 98% | ≥ 95% | ≥ 90% | ≥ 85% |
| Electrophoretic impurities | < 1.0% | < 1.0% | < 1.0% | < 2.0% |
| Total heavy metals | < 20 ppm | < 20 ppm | < 20 ppm | < 20 ppm |
| Lead | < 0.5 ppm | < 0.5 ppm | < 0.5 ppm | < 0.5 ppm |
| Mercury | < 0.1 ppm | < 0.1 ppm | < 0.1 ppm | < 0.1 ppm |
| Arsenic | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| Sodium Sulfate | < 0.24% | < 0.24% | < 0.24% | < 0.24% |
| Chlorides | < 0.5% | < 0.5% | < 0.5% | < 0.5% |
| Microorganism | < 1000 CFU (no Xray) |
< 1000 CFU (no Xray) |
< 1000 CFU (no Xray) |
< 1000 CFU |
| Source material | Bovine or porcine | Bovine or porcine | Bovine or porcine | Variety of sources |
| * Note: Cetylpyridinium Chloride Titrimetry, USP (541) | ||||