Assay

 98.0% --101.0%

Appearance 

White crystalline powder

Odor & Taste 

Characteristic Odor

Mesh Size 

100 mesh 100

Solubility

Freely soluble in water, very slightly soluble in ethanol and in methylene chloride.

Loss on Drying  

Maximum0.5%

Total Ash  

Maximum0.3%

Specific optical rotation

- 15.5 --- - 17.5

Related substances

Complies with standard of EP 2007.

Chlorides

Maximum 200 ppm

Sulphates

Maximum 300 ppm

Ammonium

Maximum 200 ppm

Iron 

Maximum 10 ppm.

Residue on Ignition

Maximum0.1%

Sulphated ash

Maximum 0.1%

Heavy Metals

Maximum10 PPM

Arsenic (AS2O3)

Maximum1 PPM

Cd 

Maximum1 PPM

Pb

Maximum1 PPM

Hg

Maximum0.5 PPM

Total Plate Count  

≤1000cfu/g

Total Yeast & Mold

≤100cfu/g

E. Coli           

Negative

Salmonella      

Negative

Staphylococcus   

Negative