ITEM

SPECIFICATION

PHYSICAL TESTS:

APPEARANCE

ORANGE RED FINE POWDER

AROMA:

CHARACTERISTIC

TASTE:

CHARACTERISTIC

ORIGIN OF RAW MATERIAL:

CHINA

PARTICLE SIZE:

100% THROUGH 80MESH

PLANT USED:

MARIGOLD FLOWER PETALS

EXTRACT SOLVENT:

ETHANOL AND WATER

CARRIER USED:

NONE

CHEMICAL TESTS:

ZEAXANTHIN (BY HPLC):

NOT LESS THAN 20%

LUTEIN (BY HPLC)

7-9%

HEAVY METALS

NOT MORE THAN 10PPM

ARSENIC

NOT MORE THAN 2PPM

MERCURY:

NOT MORE THAN 2PPM

RESIDUAL SOLVENTS( BY GC):

NOT MORE THAN 1PPM

LOSS ON DRYING:

NOT MORE THAN 5.0%

RESIDUE ON IGNITION:

NOT MORE THAN0.5%

STERILIZATION METHOD

HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE

PESTICIDE RESIDUE (GC)

666

NOT MORE THAN 0.2 PPM

DDT

NOT MORE THAN  0.2 PPM

ACEPHATE

NOT MORE THAN 0.1 PPM

SOLUBILITY:

EASY SOLUBLE IN WATER

MICROBIOLOGICAL TEST

TOTAL PLATE COUNT

NOT MORE THAN 1000CFU/G

YEAST AND MOLD

NOT MORE THAN 100CFU/G

SALMONELLA

NEGATIVE

E.COLI

NEGATIVE

STAPHYLOCOCCUS

NEGATIVE

P.AERUGINOSA

NEGATIVE