| Color, Smell & Taste |
Pale yellow to off-white, Neutral odourless powder |
| Appearance |
Fine free flowing powder with no lumps |
| Acid insoluble matter |
Not more than 2.0 % |
| pH |
5.5 to 8 |
| Crude fat |
Not more than 1 % |
| Protein |
Not more than 7 % |
| Total Ash |
Not more than 1.2% |
| Loss on drying |
Not more than 12% by weight |
| Total Anthraquinones |
Not more than 0.5 mg/kg |
| Solvent Residues |
Not more than 750 mg/kg Propan-2-ol |
| Viscosity |
Less than 500 mPa.s (25 °C, 2h, 1 % solution) |
| MICROBIOLOGIC |
| Total Plate Count |
Not more than 5000 cfu/g |
| Yeast and Mould |
Not more than 100 cfu/g |
| E. Coli |
Not detected in 1.0 g |
| Salmonella |
Not detected in 25.0 g |
| HEAVY METALS |
| Lead |
Less than 0.1 mg/kg |
| Cadmium |
Less than 0.1 mg/kg |
| Arsenic |
Less than 0.1 mg/kg |
| Mercury |
Less than 0.1 mg/kg |
