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° +53.1°
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 1.0% 0.04%
Sulphites (SO2) ≤15ppm Conforms
Sulphated Ash ≤0.1% 0.04%
Calcium ≤200ppm <200ppm
Barium Conforms Conforms
Sulphates ≤200ppm Conforms
Lead in Sugars ≤0.5ppm <0.5ppm
Arsenic ≤1ppm 1ppm
Total Bacteria Count ≤1000pcs/g 10pcs/g
Molds and Yeasts ≤100pcs/g <10pcs/g
Escherichia Coli Negative Negative
Pyrogens ≤0.25Eu/ml Conforms