TEST ITEMS | SPECIFICATION |
Description | White to the pale yellow powdery (odorless) |
Identification | IR spectrum confirms to RS |
Assay | ≥98.50% |
Loss on drying | ≤20% |
Heavy metals (Pb) | ≤0.001% |
Arsenic | ≤0.0002% |
PH (3% aqueous solution) | 7.0-8.5 |
State of solution (3% aqueous solution) | Clear |
Color of solution (APHA) | ≤70 |
Free ascorbic acid | ≤0.5% |
Ketogulonic acid and its derivatives | ≤2.5% |
Derivatives of ascorbic acid | ≤3.5% |
Chloride | ≤0.35% |
Free phosphoric acid | ≤1% |
Total aerobic count | ≤100 per gram |