Calcium Carbonate Granule DC Grade with Acacia Gum

1. 1.       

Appearance

White to off-white fine granules.

In house

1. 2.       

Identification

A.     It produces effervescence.

B.     Responds to the tests for Calcium.

C.     Acacia gum

A.   USP

B.   USP

 C.   In house

1. 3.       

Loss on drying

(at 105°C for 3 hrs)

Not more than 2.0%.

1.3%

In house

1. 4.       

Bulk density

Between 0.60 g/cc and 0.80 g/cc.

0.67

In house

1. 5.       

Sieve test

i)      35 mesh: 95.0% pass through minimum.

ii)     200 mesh: 90.0% retained minimum.

 Conforms

i)    In house

ii)   In house

1. 6.       

Assay (Dried basis)

Not less than 88.0% and not more than 93.0% of Calcium Carbonate.

 91%

USP

1. 7.       

Microbial limit tests

i)    Total aerobic microbial count: Not more than 1000 cfu/g.

ii)   Total combined molds and yeasts count: Not more than 100 cfu/g.

iii)  Escherichia coli: Absent/g.

iv)  Salmonella species: Absent /10 g

Conforms

i)     In house

ii)    In house

iii)  In house

iv)   In house