| ITEM | STANDARD |
| Sensory?STANDARD | Red-brown?to?amaranth(powder)?no?visible?impurity |
| Moisture=<?% | 10 |
| Color?Value??>=u/g | 1200-4000 |
| Mesh?Size?(Through?100mesh)?>=% | 95 |
| Water?Soluble?substance?=<?% | 0.5 |
| Acid?Soluble?Substance??=<?% | 0.5 |
| Lead??=<?ppm | 10 |
| Arsenic??=<?mg/kg | 1 |
| Heavy?Metals(?As?Pb)?=<?mg/kg | 10 |
| Mercury?=<?ppm | 1 |
| Zinc?=<?ppm | 50 |
| Cadimum?=<?ppm | 1 |
| Coliform?Bacteria?=<?mpn/100g | 30 |
| Pathogenic?bacteria | Not?Allowed |
| Salmonellae?and?staphylococcus?aureus | Not?Allowed |