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Inspection Item	Quality Requirements
Description	Red to red brown free-flowing powder, no foreign matter and no odor.
Particle Size	100% pass through sieve 40 mesh 90% pass through sieve 80 mesh
β-Carotene Assay	≥10.0%
Measurement of Colour	≥130.0
Loss on Drying	≤5.0%
Arsenic(as As)	≤2.00ppm
Lead(as Pb)	≤2.00ppm
Total aerobic microbial count	≤1000cfu/g
Total moulds and yeasts count	≤100cfu/g
Enterobacterial	≤10cfu/g
Net Content	Comply with good packing practices

TEST ITEM	BP 2010	TEST RESULT
Description	White, hygroscopic, granular powder or transparent crystals
Identification	Passes test	Passes test
Solubility	Very soluble in water, practically insoluble in ethanol (96 per cent)	Passes test
Assay(on anhydrous basis), %	99.0 — 101.0	99.7
Chlorides , ≤ ppm	50	<50
Heavy metals(as Pb), ≤ ppm	10	< 10
Sodium, ≤%	0.3	<0.3
Oxalates, ≤%	0.03	<0.03
Sulphates, ≤%	0.015	<0.015
Acidity or Alkalinity	Passes test	Passes test
Readily carbonisable substances	Not deeper than standard	Not deeper than standard
Loss on drying, %	4.0-7.0	5.3
Conclusion	In compliance with the standard of BP 2010