Items |
Specification |
Results |
Appearance and solubility |
White or almost white, crystalline powder. It has a sweet taste.Freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in ethanol (96%) |
Qualified |
Identification |
Positive |
Positive |
Appearance of solution |
The Solution is clear and not more intensely colored than reference solution BY7 |
Qualified |
Acidity or alkalinity |
6.0g sample 0.1M NaOH≤0.15ml |
0.05ml |
Specific optical rotation |
+52.5º to +53.3º |
53.0º |
Foreign sugars,soluble starch,dextrins |
Qualified |
Qualified |
Sulphites |
Maximum 15ppm SO2 |
<15ppm SO2 |
Chlorides |
Maximum 125ppm |
<25ppm |
Sulphates |
Maximum 200ppm |
<25ppm |
Arsenic |
Maximum 1ppm |
<0.25ppm |
Barium |
Any opalescence in the solution is not more intense than in the standard |
Qualified |
Calcium |
Maximum 200ppm |
<50ppm |
Lead |
Maximum 0.5ppm |
<0.5ppm |
Water |
Maximum 1.0% |
0.06% |
Sulphated ash |
Maximum 0.1% |
0.01% |
Endotoxin |
<1.25Eu/g |
<1.25Eu/g |
Bacilli |
Maximum 1000cfu/g |
<10 cfu/g |
Mold |
Maximum 100cfu/g |
<10 cfu/g |
E.coli |
Not available |
Negative |