PARAMETER

SPECIFICATION

Description

Light to Dark Brown Colour Powder

Identification

Positive for Ginsenoside

Solubility in Water

NLT 60%

Loss on drying (at 105 C)

NMT 5.0 %

pH of 1%  Solution

5.0 – 7.0

Particle Size

100 % Pass through 60 mesh

Microbial Analysis

Total Plate Count

NMT 5000 cfu/gm

Yeast and Mould

NMT 50 cfu/gm

Coliforms

Absent

E. coli

Absent

Salmonella spp.

Absent

Shigella

Absent

Heavy Metal

NMT 20 ppm