Item

Standard

Result

Appearance

Light-yellow powder

Complies

Assay (Silymarin UV)

          (Silybin HPLC)                                        

≥80%

≥30%

81.5%

30.05%

Odor

Characteristic

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Particle size

100% pass 80mesh

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Moisture %

≤5

3.5

Pb (ppm)

≤2

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As (ppm)

≤2

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Pesticides (ppm)

≤2

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Heavy metal (ppm)

≤20

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Sulphated Ash

≤5

2.56

E. Coli (MPN/g)

40

10

Salmonella

Negative

Negative

Total plate count (cfu/g)

1000

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