Complaint
| Product Name | Organic/Conventional Spirulina tablets |
| Specification | 60%protein |
| Raw material | Spirulina platensis |
| Grade | Organic Certified/Food grade/Feed grade |
| Appearance | Fine dark green tablets |
| Applications | Food, Superfoods,Health Care Products, Medicine, Cosmetic etc |
| Packing Size: | 25kgs per cardboard drum. |
Spirulina is a blue-green algae,It has a long history as a food supplement in many countries. Spirulina contains chlorophyll and phycobilins, which absorb sunlight and have a role in photosynthesis.The phycobilins found in spirulina are phycocyanins, which are blue and,together with chlorophyll (green), give spirulina (raw form) its characteristic blue green color.
| Testing Item | Specification | Test Result | Test Method |
| Appearance | Fine dark Green tablet | Conform | Visual |
| Protein content | ≥60% | Complied to Standard | GB5009.5-2016 |
| Sensory | Taste like seaweed | Conform | Organoleptic |
| Ash | ≤8.0% | 6.9% | GB 5009.4-2016 |
| Loss on Drying | ≤8.0% | 6.8% | GB 5009.3-2016 |
Average weight per tablet | ≥ 200/250/100/500/1000 mg | USP 30-NF25 | |
| Heavy Metals | |||
| Inorganic arsenic | ≤0.5ppm | Conforms | ICP/MS or AAS |
| Lead | ≤0.5ppm | Conforms | ICP/MS or AAS |
| Cadmium | ≤0.1ppm | Conforms | ICP/MS or AAS |
| Hg | ≤0.1ppm | Conforms | ICP/MS or AAS |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) | |||
| PAH 4 | <25ppb | Conforms | GS-MS |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | <10ppb | Conforms | GS-MS |
| Microbiological Test | |||
| Total Plate Count | ≤100,000 cfu/g | <100000cfu/g | GB 4789.2-2016 |
| Yeast and Mold | ≤ 300 cfu/g | <100cfu/g | FDA BAM 7th ed. |
| Coliform | ≤10 cfu/g | <10cfu/g | AOAC 966.24 |
| E.coli | Negative/10g | Negative | USP <2022> |
| Salmonella | Negative/10g | Negative | USP <2022> |
| Bacillus cereus | ≤ 100 cfu/g | Negative | USP <2022> |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Negative/10g | Negative | USP <2022> |
| Aflatoxins | < 20 ppb | Conforms | HPLC |
