| ≥1 piece |
food Grade Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose
|
ITEM |
STANDARD |
RESULTS |
Appearance |
White or cream colored powder |
Conforms |
|
Viscosity (1%, 25°C, mPa.s ) |
4500- 5000 |
4760 |
Degree of substitution |
0.65 - 0.85 |
0.79 |
pH (1% solution) |
6.0- 8.5 |
6.85 |
Loss on drying (%) |
≤ 10 |
5.63 |
Sodium chloride (%) |
≤ 1.2 |
0.55 |
Sulphated ash (%) |
23 - 27 |
Conforms |
Lead |
≤ 3 mg/kg |
<3 mg/kg |
Arsenic |
≤ 2 mg/kg |
<2 mg/kg |
Mercury |
≤ 1 mg/kg |
<1 mg/kg |
Cadmium |
≤ 1 mg/kg |
<1 mg/kg |
Total heavy metals (as Pb) |
≤ 10 mg/kg |
<10 mg/kg |
Total plate count (cfu/g) |
≤ 1000 |
Conforms |
yeast and mould (cfu/g) |
≤ 100 |
Conforms |
Coliform |
Negative |
Negative |
Salmonella |
Negative |
Negative |