1 | Appearance | White crystalline powder. | White, granules or crystalline powder |
2 | Colour | Complies | White |
3 | Odour | Complies | Odourless or nearly odourless |
4 | Foreign material | Complies | Free from any foreign material residue |
5 | Solubility | Complies | 1 gm dissolves in 2 ml of water and 75 ml of alcohol |
6 | Moisture | 0.99% | 1.5% Max |
7 | Assay | 99.8% | 99.0% - 100.5% |
8 | Alkalinity(as NaOH) | Complies | 0.04% Max |
9 | Fines, Cumulative undrsize fraction | Less than 1% | 1% Max |
10 | Dirt Test | Complies | Passes Test |
11 | Arsenic (As) | Once in a six month by external agency. | 1.1 ppm Max |
12 | Lead (pb) | Once in a six month by external agency. | 2 ppm Max |
13 | Copper (Cu) | Once in a six month by external agency. | 30ppm max |
14 | Tin (Sn) | Once in a six month by external agency. | 250ppm max |
15 | Cadmium(Cd) | Once in a six month by external agency. | 1.5ppm max |
16 | Mercury(Hg) | Once in a six month by external agency. | 1.0ppm max |
17 | Methyl mercury (Calculated as element) | Once in a six month by external agency. | 0.25ppm max |
18 | Aflatoxin | Once in a six month by external agency. | 0.03ppm max |
19 | Melamine | Once in a six month by external agency. | 2.5ppm max |
20 | Packing and storage condition | Complies | Food grade packaging material (Multiwall paper bag with polyethylene & store in dry place in the tightly closed container |