Description
Specification Of Calcium Ascorbate
| Items | Standards | ||
| Appearance | White to slightly yellow | ||
| Identification | Positive | ||
| Assay | 99.0 – 101.0% | ||
| Specific optical rotation | +103° – +106° | ||
| Clarity of solution | Clear | ||
| pH (10%, W/V ) | 7.0 – 8.0 | ||
| Loss on drying % | 0.25 Max | ||
| Sulphate (mg/kg) % | 150 Max | ||
| Total heavy metals % | 0.001 Max | ||
| Lead % | 0.0002 Max | ||
| Arsenic % | 0.0003 Max | ||
| Mercury % | 0.0001 Max | ||
| Zinc % | 0.0025 Max | ||
| Copper % | 0.0005 Max | ||
| Residual Solvents (as Menthanol) % | 0.3 Max | ||
| Total plate count (cfu/g) | 1000 Max | ||
| Yeasts & molds (cuf/g) | 100 Max | ||
| E.coli/ g | Negative | ||
| Salmonella/ 25g | Negative | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus/ 25g | Negative |
