PRODUCT: Curcumin 95% Powder PlantPart Used: Dried Rhizomes of Curcuma longa PARAMETER SPECIFICATION RESULT Appearance Fine dry powder Complies Colour Orange Yellowish Complies Odour Characteristic Complies Taste Characteristic Complies Particle size NLT 95% (80 mesh) 99.5% Bulk density Untapped g/ml Tapped 0.4-0.46 g/ml 0.3-0.6 g/ml 0.41g/ml 0.36g/ml pH (1% w/v solution ) 5-8 6.97 Solubility in water Insoluble Insoluble Solubility in ASE 90 NLT15% 16.05% Loss on drying NMT 1% 0.15% Ash content NMT 1.5% 0.16% Assay by HPLC Curcumin 95% 95.67% Heavy Metals - A) Pb lead B) Ar Arsenic C) Cd Cadmium D) Hg Mercury NMT 1ppm NMT 1ppm/gm NMT 1 ppm NMT 0.1ppm Complies Complies Complies Complies Micro biological Total plate count NMT 1000Cfu/gm 322Cfu/gm Total yeast mould NMT 100Cfu/gm 41Cfu/gm E.Coli Absent Absent S.aureus Absent Absent Pseudomonas Absent Absent Salmonella Spp. Absent Absent 25 kg HDPE Drums