ITEM 

STANDARD

RESULTS

Appearance

A white to white-yellow odorless powder

Conforms

Galactomannans

≥80%

85.5%

Viscosity ( Brookfield LVF, 1%, 25°C, Spindle #4, 20rpm, mPa.s)

≥5000

6500

Solubility

Soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol

Conforms

pH

5.0- 7.5

6.5

Moisture

12% Max

9.6%

Protein (factor N x 5.7)

3.5% Max

Conforms

Fat

0.75% Max

Conforms

Ash

1.5% Max

Conforms

Acid insoluble matter

2% Max

Conforms

Lead

≤ 5 mg/kg

< 5 mg/kg

Arsenic

≤ 3 mg/kg

< 3 mg/kg

Mercury

≤ 1 mg/kg

< 1 mg/kg

Cadmium

≤ 1 mg/kg

< 1 mg/kg

Heavy metals (as Pb)

≤ 20 mg/kg

< 20 mg/kg

Starch

Negative

Negative

E. coli/ 5g

Negative

Negative

Salmonella spp./ 10g

Negative

Negative

Clostridium Perfringens/ g

Negative

Negative

Mould & yeast

≤ 500 cfu/ g

Conforms

Total plate count

≤ 5000 cfu/ g

Conforms