ITEM | STANDARD |
Appearance | White to slightly yellow cr ystalline powder |
Identification | Positive |
Assay (as C 6H 7NaO 6) | 99.0 ‐ 101.0% |
Specific optical rotation | +103° ‐ +106° |
Clarity of solution | Clear |
pH (10%, W/V ) | 7.0 ‐ 8.0 |
Loss on drying | ≤ 0.25% |
Sulphate (mg/kg) | ≤ 150 |
Total heavy metals | ≤ 0.001% |
Lead | ≤ 0.0002% |
Arsenic | ≤ 0.0003% |
Mercury | ≤ 0.0001% |
Zinc | ≤ 0.0025% |
Copper | ≤ 0.0005% |
Residual Solvents (as Menthanol) | ≤ 0.3% |
Total plate count (cfu/g) | ≤ 1000 |
Yeasts & molds (cuf/g) | ≤ 100 |
E.coli/ g | Negative |
Salmonella/ 25g | Negative |
Staphylococcus aureus/ 25g | Negative |