Product

Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Test Method

Result

Botanical name

Allium cepa

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Common name

Astaxanthin

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Plant part used

Flower

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Colour & Appearance

Yellow colored Powder

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Odor & Taste

characteristics

Visualy

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Ash Content

NMT -5% w/w

In house method

3.47%w/w

pH (of 5% w/v suspension

5.3 -6

In house method

6.5

Identification

Positive by HPLC

by HPLC

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Bulk density

40-60g/100ml

In house method

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Loss on Drying at 105° c using IR balance (%w/w)

NMT-10.0% w/w

In house method

4.02%

Assay: Quercetin content by HPLC method  

NMT-95.0 %

95.16%

Moisture content

NMT- 10.0 %

5.3

Total Heavy Metals ( in ppm)

NMT-10 ppm

In house method

Complies

a) Lead

NMT-3.0 ppm

USP37/NF32

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b) Arsenic

NMT-1.0 ppm

USP37/NF32

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c)   Mercury

NMT-0.1ppm

USP37/NF32

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d) Cadmium

NMT -1.0 ppm

USP37/NF32

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Microbiological Analysis (Cfu/gm)

Total plate count :

NMT-10,000 cfu/gm

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E.coli

Negative

USP37/NF32

Negative

Salmonella

Negative

Absent

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Negative

Absent

Staphylococcus aureus

Negative

Absent

Yeast & mould counts

NMT-300 Cfu/gm

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