Gellan Gum CAS NO.71010-52-1

item

standard

results

appearance

off-white powder

conforms

purity (co2 yielding, %)

3.3 ~ 6.8

5.3

nitrogen (%)

≤3

conforms

loss on drying (105 °c, 2.5 hours, %)

≤15

4.2

transmittance (%)

≥ 80

84.5

gel strength (g/ cm2)

>900

1025

ashes (%)

<12

10.8

isopropyl alcohol (mg/ kg)

≤750

negative

ph

6.0- 8.0

7.0

lead (pb)

≤2 mg/ kg

<2 mg/ kg

mercury (hg)

≤1 mg/ kg

<1 mg/ kg

arsenic (as)

≤3 mg/ kg

<3 mg/ kg

cadmium (cd)

≤1 mg/ kg

<1 mg/ kg

total heavy metals (as pb)

≤20 mg/ kg

<20 mg/ kg

total plate count (cfu/g)

≤ 10,000

conforms

moulds & yeasts (cfu/g)

≤ 400

negative

salmonella spp./ 10g

negative

negative

e. coli/ 5g

negative

negative

particle size

min 95% pass 80 mesh

conforms