| S.NO. | TESTS | SPECIFICATIONS |
| 1. | Description | A white colored powder, free flowing hygroscopic powder. |
| 2. | Odour | Characteristic odour of pineapple |
| 3. | Origin | Ananas comosus |
| 4. | Family | Bromeliaceous |
| 5. | Part of plant used for extraction | Steam, pulp and peel juice |
| 6. | Particle size | 98% passing through 80 meshes |
| 7. | UV identification | Not performed |
| 8. | Activity of enzyme
Proteolytic activity |
2400 GDU
(gelatin digestive units) |
| 9. | Moisture content | NMT 5% |
| 10. | Ash content | NMT 10% |
| 11. | Total viable count | NMT 1000 CFU/g |
| 12. | E. coli | Absent/25g |
| 13. | Salmonella | Absent/25g |
| 14. | Yeast and moulds | NMT 10 CFU/g |
| 15. | Total Coli forms | NMT 30 CFU/g |
| 16. | Heavy metals | Cd-NMT 0.5 mg/kg Hg NMT 0.5mg/Kg As NMT 3 mg/Kg Pb NMT 5mg/kg heavy metals NMT 30 mg/Kg |
| Storage: Store 2 – 8°C in airtight poly bags and cool & dry place as it is hygroscopic.
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| Reference: As per I.P.
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