Item | Specification |
General Information | |
Products Name | Echinacea Extract |
Botanical Name | Echinacea purpurea L. |
Part Used | Echinacea aerial part |
Physical Control | |
Identification | Conform with standard |
Odor&Taste | Characteristic |
Loss on Drying | ≤5.0% |
Particle Size | NLT 95% Pass 80 Mesh |
Chemical Control | |
Cichoric acid |
2% 4% cichoric acid, 4% 6% polyphenol, 4% 6% polyphenic compounds by HPLC/UV
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Polyphenol | |
polyphenic compounds | |
Total Heavy Metals | ≤10.0ppm |
Lead(Pb) | ≤3.0ppm |
Arsenic(As) | ≤2.0ppm |
Cadmium(Cd) | ≤1.0ppm |
Mercury(Hg) | ≤0.1ppm |
Solvent residue | <5000ppm |
Pesticide residue | Meet USP/EP |
PAHs | <50ppb |
BAP | <10ppb |
Aflatoxins | <10ppm |
Microbial Control | |
Total Plate Count | ≤10,000cfu/g |
Yeast&Molds | ≤100cfu/g |
E.Coli | Negative |
Salmonella | Negative |
Stapaureus | Negative |