| Description |
Off White Granules |
| Odor |
Slight Characteristic odor |
| Solubility |
Freely soluble in water and practically insoluble in ether |
| Heat stability |
No change in colour after heating for 90 minut. At 1050C |
| Identification test |
Potassium test: Passes test |
| Test of double bonds: Passes test |
| UV: Conforms with standard spectrum |
| Assay (dry weight basis %) |
99.0 to 101.0% |
| pH |
8.5 – 10.5 |
| Transmittance |
NLT 87.0% |
| Alkalinity (as K2CO3) |
NMT 1.0% |
| Chloride (CI) |
NMT 0.018% |
| Sulfate (SO4) |
NMT 0.038% |
| Loss On drying |
NMT 1.0% |
| Heavy Metals (as |
NMT 10.0% |
| Total count colony (cfu/g) |
NMT 100 ppm |
| Mould & yeast (cfu/g) |
NMT 100 ppm |
| Coliform (cfu/g) |
NMT 30 ppm |
