Test item

Standard

Color

White powder

TLC

Conforms

Loss on drying

Not more than 3%

Heavy metals

Not more than 10ppm

Pb

Not more than 5ppm

Hg

Not more than 0.2ppm

Cd

Not more than 0.3ppm

Cu

Not more than 5ppm

As

Not more than 2ppm

BHC

Not more than 0.1PPM

DDT

Not more than 0.1PPM

PCNB

Not more than 0.1PPM

Aldrin

Not more than 0.02PPM

B1(Aflatoxin)

Not more than 5ppb

Sulphated ash

Not more than 1.0%

Asiaticoside (HPLC)

Not less than 80%

Granule size

95% Pass 100 mesh

Total bacteria count

Less than 1000/gm

Yeast/moulds

Less than 100/gm

Salmonella   

Negative

E-Coli

Negative