Sorbitol Powder--food additive USP30, BP2011, FCCv.

Details:

Characteristics: White crystalline granule or powder                          Complied

Assay: 99.0% min                                                         99.5%

Sorbitol: 98.0% min                                                        98.5

Reducing sugars: 0.15% max                                               0.1%

Total sugars: 0.5% max                                                     0.19%

pH (50% aq.sol.): 5.0 - 7.0                                                  6.6

Residue on ignition: 0.1% max                                              Complied

Heavy metals: 5ppm max                                                   Complied

Nickel: 1ppm max                                                         Complied

Lead: 0.5ppm max                                                          Complied

Arsenic: 1ppm max                                                        Complied

Chloride: 50ppm max                                                      Complied

Sulphate: 50ppm max                                                      Complied

Total bacterium: 100p/g max                                                Complied

Colon bacillus: Absent in 1g                                                 Complied

Conclusion:   The sorbitol crystalline product meets requirement of: USP30, BP2011, FCCv.