| ITEM | STANDARD |
| Appearance ? | White?to ?slightly ?yellow ?cr ystalline ?powder |
| Identification ? | Positive |
| Assay?(as?C 6H 7NaO 6) ? | 99.0 ?‐? 101.0% ? |
| Specific?optical ?rotation | +103°?‐? +106°? |
| Clarity ?of ?solution | Clear? |
| pH?(10%,?W/V?) ? | 7.0?‐? 8.0 |
| Loss ? on?drying | =<0.25%? |
| Sulphate ?(mg/kg)?? | =< 150 |
| Total ?heavy?metals | =<0.001% ? |
| Lead | =<0.0002%? |
| Arsenic ? | =<0.0003%? |
| Mercury | =<0.0001% |
| Zinc | =<0.0025% |
| Copper | =<0.0005% |
| Residual?Solvents?(as?Menthanol) | =<0.3% ? |
| Total ?plate?count?(cfu/g) | =<1000? |
| Yeasts ?&?molds?(cuf/g) | =<100 ? |
| E.coli/ ?g? | Negative? |
| Salmonella/ ?25g? | Negative? |
| Staphylococcus?aureus/?25g? | Negative? |