Glucono-Delta-Lactone, Packaging Type : Packet

Sr.No. 

Test

Specification

Results

1

Identification

Positive

Pass

2

Appearance

Fine, White, Crystalline powder odourless

Pass

3

Assay

99.0~100.50%

  99.82%

4

Water(Karl Fischer method)

   ≤0.3%

  0.11%

5

Reducing substances
(as D-glucose)

≤0.5%

0.1%

6

As

≤3ppm

  1ppm

7

Heavy metals

  ≤10ppm

  1ppm

8

Lead

≤2ppm

0.1ppm

9

Sulphate Ash

  ≤0.1%

0.03%

10

Solubility

>99.9

  99.95

11

Chloride

≤0.05%

  0.015%

12

Yeast

Max.10/g

3/g

13

Aerobe

Max.50/g

11/g

14

Moulog/Mold 

Max.10/g

   2/g

15

E. coli

Not available at 10 g

negative

16

Salmonella

Not available at 25 g

Pass