ITEM | STANDARD |
Appearance | Cream white powder |
Viscosity (mPa.s, 1% solution, 20℃) | As per need (150 - 200) |
Particle size | Min 95% pass 200 mesh |
Assay (dry basis, %) | 90.8 - 106 |
Loss on drying (105℃, 4h, %) | =< 15 |
pH (1% solution) | 6.0 - 7.5 |
Water insolubles (dry basis, %) | =< 0.6 |
Total ash (%) | 18 - 27 |
Copper (Cu) | =< 10 mg/ kg |
Zinc (Zn) | =< 10 mg/ kg |
Lead (Pb) | =< 3 mg/ kg |
Arsenic (As) | =< 2 mg/ kg |
Mercury (Hg) | =< 1 mg/ kg |
Cadmium (Cd) | =< 1 mg/ kg |
Total Heavy metals (as Pb) | =< 10 mg/ kg |
Total plate count | =< 5000 cfu/g |
Yeast & mould | =< 500 cfu/g |
Salmonella/ 10g | Absent |
E. Coli/ 5g | Absent |