Color | White |
Form | Crystal or crystalline powder |
Identification | Positive |
Assay (dry basis) | 99.0-100.5% |
pH Value | 2.2-2.5 (5% solution); 2.4-2.8 (2% solution) |
Specific Rotation | Between +20.5° and +21.5° |
Appearance of Solution | Clear |
Loss on Drying | ≤ 0.1% |
Sulphated Ash | ≤ 0.1% |
Melting Point | 191.0-192.0°C |
Heavy Metals | ≤ 0.0003% |
Arsenic (As) | ≤ 2 mg/kg |
Lead (Pb) | ≤ 2 mg/kg |
Mercury (Hg) | ≤ 1 mg/kg |
Copper (Cu) | ≤ 3 mg/kg |
Iron (Fe) | ≤ 2 mg/kg |
Total Plate Count | ≤ 1000 cfu/g |
Yeast and Moulds | ≤ 100 cfu/g |
Staphylococcus Aureus | Negative in 25 g |
Salmonella | Negative in 25 g |
Escherichia. Coli | Negative |
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