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Appearance
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Red-brown fine powder
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Complies
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Odor
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Characteristic
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Complies
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Assay(Polysaccharides, UV)
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≥20.0%
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20.15%
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Sieve analysis
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100% pass 80 mesh
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Complies
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Loss on Drying
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≤5.0%
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3.48%
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Residue on Ignition
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≤5.0%
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3.96%
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Bulk Density
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45-55g/100mL
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50.7g/100mL
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Extract Solvent
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Alcohol & Water
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Complies
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Heavy Metal
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<1ppm
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Complies
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As
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<1ppm
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Complies
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Residual Solvents
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Eur.Pharm.
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Complies
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Microbiology |
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Total Plate Count
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<1000cfu/g
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410cfu/g
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Yeast & Mold
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<100cfu/g
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55cfu/g
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E.Coli
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Negative
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Complies
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Salmonella
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Negative
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Complies
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