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ITEMS |
STANDARDs |
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Appearance |
White to off-white granular |
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Assay |
99.0% - 101.0% |
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Loss on drying(105℃,3h) |
1% Max |
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Heat Stability |
No change in colour after heating for 90 minutes at 105℃ |
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Acidity (as C6H8O2) |
1% Max |
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Alkalinity (as K2CO3) |
1% Max |
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Chloride (as Cl) |
0.018% Max |
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Aldehydes (as formaldehyde) |
0.1% Max |
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Sulfate (as SO4) |
0.038% Max |
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Lead (Pb) |
5 mg/kg Max |
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Arsenic (As) |
3 mg/kg Max |
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Mercury (Hg) |
1 mg/kg Max |
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Heavy metals (as Pb) |
10 mg/kg Max |
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Organic Volatile Impurities |
Meet the requirements |
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Residual solvents |
Meet the requirements |
Potassium Sorbate can effectively restrain the mold, yeast and oxygen activity of bacteria, staphylococcus aureus, salmonella and other harmful microorganism growth and reproduction, but for anaerobic bacillus bacteria and lactobacillus acidophilus beneficial microbes such as null and void, almost against the effect of development was stronger than the sterilization effect, so as to effectively prolong food to save time, and keep the original flavor of food.