Item Typical value Dried Malt Extract (DME) Dark Dried Malt Extract

1 Appearance Light yellow to yellow powder Brown powder

2 Moisture % 4.0 max 4.0 max

 3 Protein (dry basis) % 4.2 min 4.2 min

4 Reducing sugar (as glucose)% 30-50 30-50

5 EBC Color 5-20 40-75

6 pH Value(10% solution) 5.0 – 6.0 5.0 – 6.0

7 Acidity mL/100g 23.0 max 23.0 max

8 Lead(as Pb) mg/kg 0.5 max 0.5 max

9 Arsenic(as As) mg/kg 1.0 max 1.0 max

10 Copper (as Cu) mg/kg 5.0 max 5.0 max

11 Colony Forming units cfu/g ≤10000 ≤10000

12 Coliforms MPN/g  0.3 max 0.3 max

14 Pathogenic Bacteria (Salmonellae, Shigella, Staph. Aureus) Negative Negative