|
No. |
Tests |
Limits |
Protocol |
| 1. |
Description |
Reddish brown thick liquid |
| 2. |
Identification
by TLC |
To pass the test |
| 3. |
Physico-chemical
analysis |
Soluble in Dichloromethane
(DCM), partly soluble in alcohol |
1g in 100ml |
| Solubility |
| Moisture (%w/w) |
< 10.0 |
As per USP <921> Method II |
| 4. |
Heavy
metal analysis |
< 10 ppm |
AAS / ICP -ES |
| Lead |
| Arsenic |
< 2 ppm |
| Cadmium |
< 1 ppm |
| Mercury |
< 0.1 ppm |
| 5. |
Microbiological
analysis |
< 104 cfu g-1 |
As per
WHO/PHARMA/92.559/Rev.1 Pg.49-52 |
| As per FIP
Guidelines |
| Total Viable Aerobic Count |
| Total Enterobacteriaceae |
< 102 org g-1 |
| Total Fungal Count |
< 102 fs g-1 |
| 6. |
Test
for Specific Pathogen |
Absent |
| As per FIP
Guidelines |
| E.coli (1g) |
| Salmonella Sp. (10g) |
Absent |
| S.aureus (1g) |
Absent |
| 7. |
Mycotoxin
analysis |
< 5 ppb |
As per USP |
| Aflatoxins (B1 + B2 + G1 + G2) |
| 8. |
Phytochemical
analysis |
|
|
| Lycopene content (%w/w) |
³ 10.0 |
By Spectrophotometry |