Appearance

White crystalline powder

Specific Rotation[a] [20/D]

18.0 + 1°

State of Solution(Transmittance)

Colorless,Not less than 98.0%

Chloride (Cl)

Not more than 0.050%

Iron (Fe)

Not more than 10ppm

Heavy Metals (Pb)

Not more than 10 PPM

Arsenic (As2O3)

Not more than 1 PPM

Loss on Drying

Not more than 0.20%

Residue on Ignition

Not more than 0.10%

Assay

98.5% to 101.5%

Particle Size

90% min thru 60 mesh

Yeast & Mold cfu/g

<100cfu/g

Total plate count cfu/g

<1000cfu/g

E.Coli

Negative

Salmonella

Negative