L-carnitine tartrate Items standard of specification result Specific rotation -9.5-11.0 -9.8 Assay:l-carnitine 67.2-69.2% 68.4% L-tartrate acid 30.8-32.8% 31.3% Residue on ignition: 0.5% max 0.06% Water content: 1.0% max 0.18% Ph 3.0-4.5 3.6 Heavy metals 10ppm max pass Arsenic(mg/kg) 2 max pass Sulphated ash 0.5% max 0.08% 25kg net new drums