Item

Specification

Results

               Appearance

                 White, Crystal Powder

           Conforms

Assay

≥ 99.0%

99.6%

            Moisture Content

≤ 1.0%

0.4%

               Total Sugar

≤ 0.30%

0.25%

             Reducing Sugar

≤ 0.15%

0.05%

Density

≥ 1.45

1.49

           Specific Rotation

4.0 – 7.0

4.8

              PH Value (50%)

5.0 – 7.0

6.5

           Residue on Ignition

≤ 0.1%

              Conforms

           Heavy Metals (as Pb)

≤ 5ppm

              Conforms

Nickel

≤ 1ppm

              Conforms

Lead

≤ 0.5ppm

              Conforms

Chlorides

≤ 10ppm

              Conforms

Sulphates

≤ 20ppm

              Conforms

Arsenic

≤ 1ppm

              Conforms

                Particle Size

          10 – 20, 20 – 40, 20 – 60, 60-80

20 – 60

              Total Plate Count

≤ 1000pcs/g

             Conforms

            Molds and Yeasts

≤ 100pcs/g

             Conforms

E. Coli

Negative

             Negative

                  Salmonella

                         Negative in 25g

             Negative

                  Conclusion

The results conform to the Specification