Table 1 Certificate of Analysis
Test item | Specification | Result |
|---|---|---|
General description | The product is a brown-colored powder possessing a little sweet taste | Passed |
Identification | Identify Rf value and absorb spots of TLC to reference standards | Passed |
Loss on drying | Not more than 10.0% | Passed |
Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 60.0% | Passed |
Dilute alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 60.0% | Passed |
Total ash | Not more than 8.0% | Passed |
Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 2.0% | Passed |
Limit tests | Â | Â |
   Heavy metals (total) | Not more than 50 ppm | Passed |
   Copper (Cu) | Not more than 50 ppm | Passed |
   Arsenic (As) | Not more than 5 ppm | Passed |
   Cadmium (Cd) | Not more than 2 ppm | Passed |
   Mercury (Hg) | Not more than 0.5 ppm | Passed |
   Lead (Pb) | Not more than 20 ppm | Passed |
Microbial tests | Â | Â |
   A. Bacteria count (colonies/g) | A. Not more than 10000/g | Passed |
   B. Samonella species and Escherichia. coli | B. Negative | Negative |
Identification | 1) Identify HLPC chromatogram retention time match to reference standards | Passed |
| Â | 2) Marker 1 > 50.0 mg/g | Passed |
|  |    Marker 2 > 7.0 mg/g | Passed |
|  |    Marker 3 >5.3 mg/g | Passed |
Pesticide residues | Total BHC's: Not more than 0.2 ppm | Not detected |
| Â | Total DDT's: Not more than 0.2 ppm | Not detected |
| Â | PCNB: Not more than 0.2 ppm | Not detected |