Items

Specification  (BP2010)

Results

Description

A white, crystalline powder, with a sweet taste

Conforms

Identification

A, B, C

Conforms

Solubility

Freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in alcohol

Conforms

Specific Optical Rotation

+52.5°~+53.3°

+53.0°

Acidity or Alkalinity

6.0g, 0.1M NaOH  0.15ml

0.12ml

Appearance of Solution

Clear, odourless

Conforms

Foreign Sugars, Soluble Starch, Dextrins

Conforms

Conforms

Chlorides

≤125ppm

<10ppm

Water

7.0%~9.5%

8.3%

Sulphites (SO2)

≤15ppm

Conforms

Sulphated Ash

≤0.1%

0.03%

Calcium

≤200ppm

<150ppm

Barium

Conforms

Conforms

Sulphates

≤200ppm

<150ppm

Lead in Sugars

≤0.5ppm

<0.5ppm

Arsenic

≤1ppm

<1ppm

Total Bacteria Count

≤1000pcs/g

20pcs/g

Molds and Yeasts

≤100pcs/g

<10pcs/g

Escherichia Coli

Negative

Negative

Pyrogens

≤0.25Eu/ml

Conforms

Conclusion

The results conform to the Specification BP2010