Specifications:

1) Appearance       white crystal       2) Solubility:a) Water: high

b) Alcohol:         low                 c) Ether, chloroform and other organic solvents: insoluble

3) Taste:           sweet               4) Shows neutral reaction to litmus

5) Specific rotation: 52.0 - 53.5o 6) Acidity: 1.2ml (max.)

7) Chloride: 200ppm (max.)         8) Sulfate: 200ppm (max.)

9) Loss on drying: 9.0% (max.)     10) Heavy metal: 20ppm (max.)

11) Iron: 20ppm (max.)             12) Arsenic: 2ppm (max.)

13) Color dot: 100/50g