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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Product No. TSG95-RA60

Steviol Glycosides Specification No. 000

General Information
Plant Source Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
Part of Plant Used Leaves
Country of Origin China
Solvents Water, Ethanol
Carriers None
Issue Date Feb. 19, 2019

Properties Test Method Specification

Appearance Visual inspection White to off white fine powder
Total Steviol Glycosides (dry basis) In-house method based on FCC 95.0% Min.
Rebaudioside A (dry basis) In-house method based on FCC 60.0% Min.
Solubility JECFA 2010 Freely soluble in a mixture of ethanol
and water (50:50)
Loss on drying Eur. Ph. 2.8.17 6.0% Max.
Ash Eur. Ph. 2.4.16 1.0% Max.
PH Eur. Ph. 2.2.3 4.5-7.0
*Lead Eur. Ph. 2.4.27 1 ppm Max.
*Cadmium Eur. Ph. 2.4.27 1 ppm Max.
*Mercury Eur. Ph. 2.4.27 1 ppm Max.
*Arsenic Eur. Ph. 2.4.27 1 ppm Max.
Residual Ethanol GC 5,000ppm Max.
Residual Methanol GC 200ppm Max.
Total plate count Eur. Ph. 2.6.12 < 1,000 cfu/g
Yeast & Mold Eur. Ph. 2.6.12 < 100 cfu/g
E. Coli Eur. Ph. 2.6.13 Negative/g
Salmonella Eur. Ph. 2.6.31 Negative/25g
Staphylococcus Aureus Eur. Ph. 2.6.13 Negative/g

Other Information
Packaging Double food grade HDPE bags
Storage Store in dry ambient condition, away from heat and odoriferous materials.
Shelf life 2 years

Remarks
* Means HBNI can provide CoC (Certificate of Compliance) for those items if necessary.
HBNI will test randomly every year.

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