Product name : maize starch (food grade) Specifications Sr.________characteristics___________standards 1.___solubility_______________________practically insoluble in cold water. 2.___moisture (% w/w)_______________11.00 % max. 3.___protein (% on d.B.)______________0.50 % max 4.___hydrolysable (% on db)___________98.0 % min. 5.___petroleum hydrocarbons _____extractable matter (% on db)_____0.25 % max. 6.___sulphated ash__________________0.25 % max 7.___free acidity _____(ml of 0.1 n naoh /100 gm)_______40 ml max. 8.___cold water soluble(% on db)_______1.00 max 9.___ph (10 % aqueous sol.)___________4.50 to 7.00 10.__oxidizing substance______________no distinct brown or blue colour is observed. 11.__visible foreign & black particles.____10 max. 12.__sulpher dioxide (ppm)____________80 ppm max. 13.__fluorescence test_______________no fluorescence should be under uv. Light. 14.__%sieve retention on 100 # (mesh)_1.00 % max 15.__description_____________________fine white powder, odourless, free from adulterants, fermented smell, musty dirt & extraneous matter. Uses • Salads and dressings, meat products • Fermentation industry • Surfactant, tobacco industry, leather industry • Paint industry, dyestuff industry, printing industry • Toothpastes, packaging industry, cigarettes, crayons