Items | Standards | ||
Appearance | White powder | ||
Particule size | 80 Mesh | ||
Viscosity (mPa.s, 1% solution, 20ºC) | 1000 Mpa.s(1%solution natural basis | ||
Assay (dry basis, %) | 90.8 - 106% | ||
Loss on drying (105ºC, 4h) | ≤ 15% | ||
pH (1% solution) | 6.0 - 7.5 | ||
Water insolubles (dry basis) | ≤ 2% | ||
Total ash | 18 - 27% | ||
Copper (Cu) | ≤ 10PPM | ||
Zinc (Zn) | ≤ 10PPM | ||
Lead (Pb) | ≤ 3PPM | ||
Arsenic (As) | ≤ 2PPM | ||
Mercury (Hg) | ≤ 1PPM | ||
Cadmium (Cd) | ≤ 1PPM | ||
Total Heavy metals (as Pb) | ≤ 10PPM | ||
Total plate count | ≤ 5000 cfu/g | ||
Yeast & mould | ≤ 500 cfu/g | ||
Salmonella/ 10g | Absent | ||
E. Coli/ 5g | Absent | ||
Rormaldehyde | ≤50mg/kg |