Aspartame
ITEMS OF ANALYSIS SPECIFICATION
APPEARANCE WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER
ASSAY(TITRIMETRIC) 98.0%------102.0%(DRIED BASIS)
SPECIFIC ROTATION【a】20D ＋14.5°--------＋16.5°
LOSS ON DRYING ≤4.5%
RESIDUE ON IGNITION(SULPHATED ASH) ≤0.2%
5-BENZYL-3,6 DIOXO-2PIPERAZINEACETIC ACID ≤1.5%
ORGANIC VOLATILE IMPURITIES IN CONFORMITY WITH FCC IV
OTHER RELATED SUBSTANCES ≤2.0%
TRANSMITTANCE 95.0% MIN.
LEAD(AS Pb) ≤1ppm
HEAVY METALS(AS Pb) ≤10ppm
ARSENIC(AS) ≤3ppm
PH 4.5------6.0units
L-a-ASPARTYL L-PHENYLALANINE 0.25% max
L-PHENYLALANINE 0.5% max
TOTAL ACRBIC COUNT ≤100CFU/g
MOULDS AND YEASTS ≤100CFU/g
E.COIL NEGATIVE
SALMONELLA S.D NEGATIVE
PARTICLE SIZE THROUGH 100 MESH