Test items
Specification
Appearance
Light Yellow Powder
Taste
Mild,not peculiar smell
Complies
Sense
Crude polysaccharide
(Calculate as glucose)
10.0% min
15.3%
Anthrone-sulphuric
Acid colrimetry
Moisture
10.0% max
6.75%
Drying method
Carotenoids
0.3mg/100g min
0.47mg/100g
Paper chromatography
Ash
18.0% max
12.6%
Ashing method
Pb
2.0ppm max
0.8ppm
GF AAS
As
1.0ppm max
0.21ppm
AFS
Hg
0.1ppm max
0.016ppm
Cd
0.3ppm max
0.07ppm
Total Bacterium count
50000cfu/g max
3500cfu/g max
Yeast & mold
100cgu/g max
8cfu/g
Bacterial culture
Shigella
None
Not detected
Salmonclla
Staphylococcus
Pathogenic Bacteria
Storage: Store in a cool dry area, don't freeze, keep away from strong direct light
Shelf life: 18 months when properly stored