Carrageenan

ITEMS

STANDARD

Appearance

Light and free flowing powder

Loss on Drying

max. of 12%

PH

8-11

Gel Strength Water gel(1.5%,0.2kcl)

>450 g/cm2

As

max. of 1 mg/kg

Zn

max. of 50 mg/kg

Pb

max. of 1 mg/kg

C d

max. of 0.1 mg/kg

Hg

max. of 0.03 mg/kg

Total Plate Count

max. of 10,000 cfu/g

Total variable mesophilic aerobic

max. of 5,000 cfu/g

Yeasts and Molds

max. of 100 cfu/g

Sulphite reducing spores

absent in 0.1 g

Salmonella

negative in 25 g

Escherichia coli

negative in 5 g

Substances insoluble in hot water

max. of 2.0%

Substances insoluble in acids

max. of 2.0%

Average Molecular Weight

min. of 100,000 Daltons

Food insects and their rests

Absent

Ferromagnetical mechanical impurities

Absent