PARAMETER

SPECIFICATION

Odour & Taste

Light Aromatic odour and Astringent taste

Loss on drying

NMT 5.0 %

Ash

NMT 1%

Particle Size

100 % Pass through 60 mesh

Microbial Analysis

Total Plate Count

NMT 1000 cfu/gm

Yeast and Mould

NMT 100 cfu/gm

Coliforms

Absent

E. coli

Absent

Salmonella spp.

Absent

Shigella

Absent

Heavy Metal

NMT 10 ppm