ITEM

SPECIFICATION

PHYSICAL TESTS:

APPEARANCE

WHITE OR LIGHT YELLOW FINE POWDER

AROMA

CHARACTERISTIC

TASTE

CHARACTERISTIC

PLANT SOURCE

SESAMUM INDICUM L.

PARTICLE SIZE

100% THROUGH 80MESH

PART USED

SEED

CARRIER USED

NONE

EXTRACT SOLVENTS

ALCOHOL AND WATER

CHEMICAL TESTS:

SESAMIN (HPLC)

NOT LESS THAN 98%

SOLUBILITY

SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN HOT ALCOHOL, EASY SOLUBLE IN CHLORFORM,ACETIC ACID,ACETONE

HEAVY METALS

<10PPM

ARSENIC

<2PPM

LEAD(PB)

<2PPM

MERCURY (HG)

NONE

CADMIUM (CD)

<2PPM

LOSS ON DRYING

<0.5%

STERILIZATION METHOD

HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE

MICROBIOLOGICAL TEST

TOTAL PLATE COUNT

< 1000CFU/G

YEAST AND MOLD

< 100CFU/G

SALMONELLA

NEGATIVE

E.COLI

NEGATIVE

STAPHYLOCOCCUS

NEGATIVE

P.AERUGINOSA

NEGATIVE