Item | Specification | Results | ||
Assay | 98.5%-100.5% | 99.6% | ||
Odor | Characteristic | conforms | ||
Appearance | Dark Red Crystalline Powder | conforms | ||
Taste | Characteristic | conforms | ||
Particle Size | NLT 100% Through 80 mesh | conforms | ||
Loss on Drying | <12.0% | 2.2% | ||
Heavy metals | ||||
Total Heavy Metals | ≤10ppm | conforms | ||
Arsenic | ≤3ppm | conforms | ||
Lead | ≤3ppm | conforms | ||
Related substances | ||||
Total Impurities | ≤3.0% | 1.7% | ||
Single impurities | ≤1.0% | <1.0% | ||
Microbiological Tests | ||||
Total Plate Count | ≤1000cfu/g | 15cfu/g | ||
Total Yeast & Mold | ≤100cfu/g | <10cfu/g | ||
E.Coli | Negative | Negative | ||
Salmonella | Negative | Negative |