1 | Description | Colourlesss practically odurless , syrupy liquid. | Colorless or yellowish, practically odorless, syrupy liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Miscible with water, with alcohol and with ether. Insoluble in chloroform. |
3 | Identification | Complies | It meets the requirements of lactate |
4 | Specific rotation | +0.05° | Between -0.05° to +0.05° |
5 | Readily carbonizable substances | Passes | Passes test |
6 | Residue on ignition | 0.03% | 0.05% max |
7 | Sugars | Passes | No red precipitate is formed. |
8 | Chloride (Cl) | Passes | No opalescence is produced. |
9 | Sulphate (SO4) | Passes | No turbidity is produced. |
10 | Heavy metals | NMT 0.001% | 0.001% max |
11 | Limit of citric, oxalic, phosphoric or tartaric acid | Passes | No turbidity is produced. |
12 | Assay | 88.24% | 88.0% - 92.0% w/w |