Characteristics

A white or almost white, crystalline powder or colorless crystals, freely soluble in water, practically insoluble in anhydrous ethanol

A white or almost white, crystalline powder or colorless crystals, freely soluble in water, practically insoluble in anhydrous ethanol

Identification

Positive

Positive

Assay

99.0%-100.5%

100%

Loss on drying

≤1.0%

0.25%

Acidity of alkalinity

Confirmed

Confirmed

Calcium and magnesium

No turbidity prouced

Confirmed

Organic volatile impurities

Comply with the standard

Confirmed

Sulphates

≤0.03%

0.03%

Aluminum

≤0.0001%

0.0001%

Barium

Confirmed

Confirmed

Heavy metal

≤0.001%

0.001%

Iron

≤0.002%

0.002%

Bromide

≤0.1%

Confirmed

Iodide

≤0.005%

Confirmed

Sodium

Confirmed

Confirmed

Total Microbial Count

100 cfu/gm max.

90 cfu/gm

Moulds and fungi

10 cfu/gm max.

8 cfu/gm

Specified Pathogenes

Absent

Absent

Pyrogen test

1.25 EU/gm

1.2 EU/gm