A nutritious extract used as an ingredient in the preparation of culture media for cultivation of a wide variety of fastidious microorganisms.
Meat extract is manufactured from meat with low fat content and can be considered as complementing the nutritive properties of peptone by contributing minerals, phosphates, energy sources and those essential factors missing from peptone. Meat extract powder is a source of amino acids, peptides and other nutrients.
Appearance: Light yellow / yellowish brown coloured powder.
Solubility: Completely soluble in water.
Colour and Clarity of 1% w/v aqueous solution after autoclaving at 15 psi / 15 min: Light yellow coloured, clear solution.
pH after autoclaving: 6.5 ± 1.5
