Appearance

Identification

PH

Chlorophyll

Red-pigments

Quercetin

Melamine

Bulk density

Tapped Density

Heavy metals

-Arsenic

-Mercury

-Cadmium

-Lead

Ash

Loss on drying

Assay by UV (On dry basis)

Yellow to greenish-yellow powder

Must positive

6.5-7.0

≤0.004%

≤0.004%

≤5.0%

Negative

≥0.40gm/cc

≥0.60gm/cc

≤10ppm

≤1ppm

≤0.1ppm

≤1ppm

≤3ppm

≤0.5%

5.5%—9.0%

95.0% —102.0%

Microbiological test:

Total plate count

Yeast & Mold

E.Coli

Salmonella

Coliforms

Staphylococci

Enteronactericeace

≤10000/g

≤1000/g

Negative

Negative

≤10/g

Negative

Negative