ITEM
|
STANDARD
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RESULTS
|
Appearance
|
Cream white powder
|
Conforms
|
Viscosity (mPa.s, 1% solution, 20°C)
|
As per need (100 - 1200)
|
Conforms
|
Assay (dry basis, %)
|
90.8 - 106
|
99.8
|
Loss on drying (105°C, 4h, %)
|
≤ 15
|
12.6
|
pH (1% solution)
|
6.0 - 7.5
|
6.97
|
Water insolubles (dry basis, %)
|
≤ 0.6
|
0.13
|
Total ash (%)
|
18 - 27
|
22.26
|
Copper (Cu)
|
≤ 10 mg/ kg
|
<10 mg/ kg
|
Zinc (Zn)
|
≤ 10 mg/ kg
|
<10 mg/ kg
|
Lead (Pb)
|
≤ 3 mg/ kg
|
< 3 mg/ kg
|
Arsenic (As)
|
≤ 2 mg/ kg
|
< 2 mg/ kg
|
Mercury (Hg)
|
≤ 1 mg/ kg
|
< 1 mg/ kg
|
Cadmium (Cd)
|
≤ 1 mg/ kg
|
< 1 mg/ kg
|
Total Heavy metals (as Pb)
|
≤ 10 mg/ kg
|
< 10 mg/ kg
|
Total plate count
|
≤ 5000 cfu/g
|
Conforms
|
Yeast & mould
|
≤ 500 cfu/g
|
Conforms
|
Salmonella/ 10g
|
Absent
|
Absent
|
E. Coli/ 5g
|
Absent
|
Absent
|