PARAMETERS RESULTS
PHYSICAL TESTS
(a) COLOUR DARK BLUE
(b) TASTE\ODOUR MILD
(c) BULK DENSITY 0.54 GM/CC
(d) MOISTURE 1.5
(d) CHLOROPHYLL A NIL
(e) MINERAL ASH NMT 20%
MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
(a) YEAST & MOULD 10/GM
(b) PATHOGENS NIL
(c) TBC 5000 CFU PER GM
(d) SALMONELLA NIL
(e) E-COLI NIL
(f) STAPHYLOCOCCUS NIL
(g) SHIGELLA NIL
PARAMETERS SPECIFICATION RANGE
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Colour Dark Green
Taste / Odour Mild
Bulk Density > 0.70 gm/cc.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
Moisture 3 to 7 %
Protein 55 to 60 %
Carbohydrates 12 to 15 %
Phycocyanin 7 to 12 %
Beta Carotene > 0.125 %
Chlorophyll 0.8 to 1.1 %
Minerals < 10 %
MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Total Bacterial Count < 40000 cfu/gm
Yeast & Mold < 100 cfu/gm
Coliforms Nil
Salmonella Nil
E. Coli Nil
Staphylococus aureus Nil
Clostridium spp. Nil
ELEMENTAL CONTAMINANTS ANALYSIS
Lead NMT 3 ppm
Arsenic NMT 2 ppm
Cadmium NMT 0.3 ppm
Mercury NMT 0.5 ppm
