Our Products
We offer a complete product range of High Bloom Gelatin and Photographic Gelatin
Specifications
| Tests | Standard | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Description | IP/HIS | Light amber or fainty yellow, translucent flakes, sheets, shreds, powder or granules |
| Solubility | IP | Should comply with test |
| Identification CuSO4 Test Gelling Property |
IP/USP | A violet color is produced Invert the test tube ; the content do not immediately flow out |
| PH (6.67% solution) | IP/USP | 5.4 TO 6.0 |
| Color and Clarity of solution [ A 1% Solution w/v ] |
IP | Not more opalescent than OS4[std] Not more intensely colored than YS4 [Reference] |
| Arsenic | IP/USP | NMT 0.8 PPM |
| Heavy Metals | I.H.S | NMT 10 PPM |
| Sulphur dioxide | I.H.S | NMT 40 PPM |
| Ash | I.H.S | NMT 1.0% |
| Loss on drying | IP | NMT 12.0% |
| Bloom (6.67% at 10oC for 17 ± 1 hr) | IP | NLT 250 g (High Bloom), 200-225g (Low Bloom) |
| Viscosity (6.67% at 60oC) | I.H.S | 47 ± 2 mps |
| Viscosity drop (6.67% at 60oC for 18 hrs) | I.H.S | NMT 18% |
| Transmittance @ 510 nm | I.H.S | NLT 90% |
| Color by absorption {OD at 420 nm - (OD at 570 nm X 1.5) | I.H.S | NMT 0.06% |
| Foreign Matter (including insoluble and charred gelatin) | I.H.S | Should be Absent |
| Objectionable smell (in 30-35% sol.) | I.H.S | Free from objectionable smell |
| Particle Size (BSS - 4 + 20 mesh size) | I.H.S | NLT 98% passes through 4 mesh sieve NMT 2% passes through 20 mesh sieve |
| Fines (-60 BSS) | I.H.S | NMT 0.05% passes through 60 mesh sieve |
| Setting time | I.H.S | 60 ± 2 seconds |
| Hydrogen peroxide | I.H.S | Should be Absent |
| Calcium | I.H.S | NMT 200 PPM |
| Fat Content | I.H.S | NMT 0.2% |
| Total Microbial count | IP/USP | NMT 50cfu/gm |
| Staphylococcus | IP/USP | Absent / 10gm |
| Pseudomonas | IP/USP | Absent / 10gm |
| Salmonella | IP/USP | Absent / 10gm |
| E.Coli | IP/USP | Absent / 10gm |
| Thermophilic spore | IP/USP | Absent/gm |
| Clostridium | IP/USP | Absent/gm |
| Yeast & Moulds | IP/USP | NMT 10cfu/gm |
| Keeping quality (72 hrs at 37oC) Any degree of liquification Any degree of turbidiyt Any objectionalble odor |
I.H.S | No liquification No turbidity No objectionable odor |
| Taste | I.H.S | No foul smell & No salty taste |
| Shelf Life | I.H.S | Five yeas from date of mfg. |
Certificate Of Analysis
| Batch Number | Gelatin Sample |
|---|---|
| Type | Photographic Gelatin |
| Test Basis | QB1997-94 |
| Inspection Date | 03/05/2012 |
| Report Date | 03/05/2012 |
| Item | Unit | Standard | Result | |
| Moisture | % | ≤14.0 | 12.3 | |
| Jelly strength(6.67%) | Bloom g | ≥260 | 264 | |
| Viscosity(6.67%,60) | mpa.s | ≥4.0 | 5.3 | |
| Viscosity drop(6.67%,37) | % | ≤10 | 2 | |
| Transmittance | 450nm | % | ≥70 | 91 |
| 620nm | % | ≥90 | 97 | |
| Gel freeze point | oC | ≥26.0 | 26.2 | |
| Ash Content | % | ≤1.0 | 0.6 | |
| Sulfur Dioxide | mg/kg | ≤300 | 13.1 | |
| PH | - | 5.5-6.5 | 5.5 | |
| Isoelectric point | PH | 4.7-5.0 | 4.8 | |
| Insoluble substance | % | ≤0.2 | Complies | |
| Melt time | Min | ≤20 | Complies | |
| Fe | Mg/kg | ≤25 | 15 | |
| Chlorinity | % | ≤0.10 | 0.02 | |
| Total bacterial count | cfu/g | ≤1000 | 40 | |
| E.coli | 10gm | Negative | Not detected | |
| Conclusion | Qualified | |||