Shelf Life

Five Years From The Date Of Production

Physical form

Powder

Colour

White to Off-White

Granulation

Through BS # 100,99%

Package

3-Ply Laminated / Paper/ HDPE bags.

Net Weight

25kg/50kg

Storage

Keep Product away from water, humidity and high temperature to avoid moisture absorption

Characteristics

Specifications

Identification

Examine under the microscope, using not less than 20 x magnificatin and using equal volume of glycerol and water, it appears as either angular polyhedral granules of irregular sizes with diameters ranging from about 2µm to about 23µm or as rounded or spheroidal granules of irregular sizes with diameters ranging from about 25µm to about 35µm.

A thin & Cloudy mucilage should produced

A dark blue colour should produces, which disappears on heating and reappears on cooling.

Solubility

Practically Insoluble in Cold water & in ethanol (96%)

Acidity

Not more than 2.0 ml if 0.1m sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the solution

Fluorescence

No Fluorescence under screened UV light

pH

4.00-7.00

Foreign Matter

Examined under a microscope using a mixture of equal volume of glycerol and water, Not more than traces of matter other than starch granules should present. Not starch grains of another origin should present.

Oxidising Substances

20 ppm Max

Moisture (LOD)

12.00% Max

Iron

10ppm Max

Sulphated ash

0.60% Max

Micobial Limits :

TAMC

10³ cfu/g

TYMC

10² cfu/g

Escheichia Coli

Absent

Salmonella

Absent