PRODUCT: Curcumin 95% Powder
PlantPart Used: Dried Rhizomes of Curcuma longa
PARAMETER SPECIFICATION RESULT
Appearance Fine dry powder Complies
Colour Orange Yellowish Complies
Odour Characteristic Complies
Taste Characteristic Complies
Particle size NLT 95% (80 mesh) 99.5%
Bulk density
Untapped g/ml
Tapped
0.4-0.46 g/ml
0.3-0.6 g/ml

0.41g/ml
0.36g/ml
pH (1% w/v solution ) 5-8 6.97
Solubility in water Insoluble Insoluble
Solubility in ASE 90 NLT15% 16.05%
Loss on drying NMT 1% 0.15%
Ash content NMT 1.5% 0.16%
Assay by HPLC Curcumin 95% 95.67%
Heavy Metals -
A) Pb lead
B) Ar Arsenic
C) Cd Cadmium
D) Hg Mercury
NMT 1ppm
NMT 1ppm/gm
NMT 1 ppm
NMT 0.1ppm
Complies
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Micro biological
Total plate count NMT 1000Cfu/gm 322Cfu/gm
Total yeast mould NMT 100Cfu/gm 41Cfu/gm
E.Coli Absent Absent
S.aureus Absent Absent
Pseudomonas Absent Absent
Salmonella Spp. Absent Absent

25 kg HDPE Drums