Arndale Ingredients

Nutritional, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage Ingredients

CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS
Ascorbic Acid
Batch No: 190122026
Manufacturing Date: 4/5/2019
Expiry Date: 3/5/2022
Analysis Standard: BP2016/USP39/EP8.8/FCC10/E300

TEST SPECIFICATION RESULT

Characteristics White Crystalline Powder Pass
Identification Positive Reaction Positive Reaction
Melting Point 190°C 190.4°C
PH 2.4-2.8 (2% Solution) 2.41
2.1-2.6 (5% Solution) 2.33
Clarity of Solution Clear Clear
Colour of Solution BY7max BY7max
Copper 5ppm max 5ppm max
Heavy Metals 10ppm max 10ppm max
Lead 2ppm max 2ppm max
Iron 2ppm max 2ppm max
Mercury 0.1ppm max 0.1ppm max
Arsenic 1ppm max 1ppm max
Cadmium 1ppm max 1ppm max
Zinc 0.25ppm max 0.25ppm max
Loss of Drying ≤0.4% ≤0.4%
Oxalic Acid 0.2% max 0.2% max
Sulphate Ash 0.1% max 0.1% max
Related Impurity C 0.15% max 0.15% max
Substances Impurity D 0.15% max 0.15% max
Unspecified 0.1% max 0.1% max
Total 0.2% max 0.2% max
Impurity E ≤ 0.2% <0.2%
Specific Optical Rotation +20.5° - +21.5° +21.16°
Residual Solvents Pass Pass
Assay 99.0%-100.5% 99.78%
Total Plate Count 100 cfu/g max
E-coli Negative
Yeast and Mould 100 cfu/g max
Pseudomonas Negative
Staphylococcus Negative
Salmonella Negative
Conclusion Conforms to BP2016/USP39/EP8.8/FCC10/E300
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Arndale Ingredients UK
Unit D
Western Approach Industrial Estate
Western Approach
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE33 5NN
United Kingdom
Email: sales@arndale.co.uk