Identification \ Grade FCC USP Appearance White crystallized powder Assay % ≥ 99.5 ≥99.5 Other Polyols % ≤0.5 ≤0.5 Loss on Drying % ≤0.20 ≤0.20 Residue on Ignition % ≤0.05 ≤0.05 Reducing Sugar % ≤0.20 ≤0.20 Heavy Metal(as Pb) % ≤0.0005 ≤0.0005 Nickel % ≤0.0002 ≤0.0002 Lead % ≤0.0001 ≤0.0001 Acidity or Alkalinity — — pH in aqueous solution 5.0-7.0 5.0-7.0 Sulfates % ≤0.05 ≤0.05 Chloride % ≤0.05 ≤0.05 Arsenic (as As2O3) % ≤0.0003 — Melting Range ?? 92-96 92-96 Conductivity us/cm — — Identification Test — To pass test yeast and Mold, cfu/g ≤100 ≤100 Bacterial Endotoxins I.U./g — —