1 | Appearance/Description | Colorless syrupy liquid. | Colorless or slightly yellow, syrupy liquid |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Insoluble in chloroform; Miscible with water, Alcohol and with ethanol (96%) |
3 | Identification (By chemical test) | Complies | The solution should be strong acidic. |
4 | Identification (by Relative density, 20°C) | 1.21 | 1.20 to 1.21 |
5 | Identification (Lactate) | Complies | A blue color should produce |
6 | Appearance of solution | Complies | The solution should not be more intensely coloured than reference solution Y6 |
7 | Assay | 89.4% | 88.0% - 92.0% w/w |
8 | Sulphated ash / Residue on ignition | 0.006% | NMT 0.05% |
9 | Sugars and other reducing substances | Complies | No red or greenish precipitation should form. |
10 | Calcium (Ca) | Less than 200ppm | NMT 200 ppm |
11 | Sulphate (SO4) | Less than 200ppm | NMT 200 ppm |
12 | Ether insoluble substances | Complies | The solution should not more opalescent than the solvent used for the test. |
13 | Citric, oxalic and phosphoric acids | Complies | Any opalescence produced in the sample solution should not be more intence than that of reference solution |
14 | Limit of citric, oxalic, phosphoric or tartaric acid | Complies | No turbidity should produce |
15 | Chloride (Cl) | Complies | No opalescence should produce |
16 | Readily carbonizable substances | Complies | No dark color should develop at the interface of the two acid within 15 min |
17 | Sugars | Complies | No red precipitate should form |
18 | Methanol(CH3OH) | Not detected | NMT 50 ppm |
19 | Bacterial endotoxin test | Less than 3.0 EU/ml | NMT 3.0 EU/ml |
20 | Total Yeast and mold count | Less than 100 CFU/ml | NMT 100 CFU/ml |
21 | Total aerobic microbial count | Less than 100 CFU/ml | NMT100 CFU/ml |