Oem Brazilian Refined White Sugar ICUMSA 45, Form : Powder

white sugar of the standard quality shall have the following characteristics:
 
description of attribute    actual    standard
chemical attributes          
- polarization    99.6% min    99.7% min
- moisture content    0.07% max    0.06% max
- invert sugar content         0.04% max
- conductivity ash    0.07% max    0.04% max
- reducing sugar         0.05% max
- colour of solution    150 max    45 icumsa max
 
 
physical attributes          
- colour of sugar    complied    colour sparkling white
- smell    complied    free of any unusual smell
- granulation    complied    medium to fine crystals
- sediments    complied    none
- radiation    complied    within  cs-137 of 50 bq/bag
- solubility    100%    100%
- texture    complied    dry and free flowing
 
food additives          
- sulphur dioxide         20 mg/kg max
- cadmium, mg/kg         max 1.5m/m singly or combination
microbiological contamination  
- total bacteria         100 cfu/g
- e. coli         30 cfu/g
- mould         25 cfu/g
- salmonella         nil
- staphylococcus aureus         nil
- shigella         nil
- streptoccoccus hemolytica         nil
chemical contaminants and toxins     
- sulphur dioxide (so2)         20 mg/kg max
- arsenic (as)         1 ppm
- lead (pb)         1 ppm
- copper (cu)         3 ppm