Vitamin C Sodium Ascorbate Specification:
ITEM | STANDARD |
Appearance | White to slightly yellow crystalline 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 |