Aspartame

ITEMS OF ANALYSISSPECIFICATION

APPEARANCEWHITE 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 IMPURITIESIN CONFORMITY WITH FCC IV

OTHER RELATED SUBSTANCES≤2.0%

TRANSMITTANCE95.0% MIN.

LEAD(AS Pb)≤1ppm

HEAVY METALS(AS Pb)≤10ppm

ARSENIC(AS)≤3ppm

PH4.5------6.0units

L-a-ASPARTYL L-PHENYLALANINE0.25% max

L-PHENYLALANINE0.5% max

TOTAL ACRBIC COUNT≤100CFU/g

MOULDS AND YEASTS≤100CFU/g

E.COILNEGATIVE

SALMONELLA S.DNEGATIVE

PARTICLE SIZETHROUGH 100 MESH