CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS | |
Product: Caffeine Anhydrous Batch No.: 060217 Manufacturing Date : Feb 2017 Sample size: 1000 Gms. |
Source: Coffee Batch Size: 1000 Kgs. Expiry Date : Jan 2022 |
TESTS | RESULTS | LIMITS |
Description | White Crystalline Powder | A white Crystalline Powder; Sublimes readily |
Solubility | Passes Test | Sparingly soluble in water, freely soluble in boiling water, slightly soluble in ethanol and in ether. It dissolves in concentrated solutions of alkali benzoates or salicylates. |
Identification A | Passes Test | By Ir absorption identical with Std. |
Identification B | Passes Test | To Comply |
Foreign Substance | Not found | Looking on appearance |
Water, % | 0.35 | Losses NMT 0.5% |
Melting Range, ° C | Passes Test | Betn. 235° - 237.5° C after drying at 80° C for 4 Hour |
Residue on Ignition | Passes Test | NMT 0.1% |
Arsenic | ND(Lod 0.1) | NMT 1ppm |
Heavy Metals | ND(Lod 10) | NMT 10ppm |
Readily Carbonizable substances | Passes Test | The solution has no more color than matching Fluid D. |
Residual solvents | ND(Lod 10) | Methylene Chloride NMT 500 ppm |
Other Alkaloids | Passes Test | No ppt is formed. |
Chromatographic Purity:-Any individual impurity | Complies | NMT 0.1% |
Total impurity | Complies | NMT 0.1% |
ASSAY | 99.6 | NLT 98.5% & NMT 101% on anhydrous basis. |
Conclusion: The sample complies with the standard of quality as per above tests. | ||
The product also complies with the following: | ||
Lead | Passes Test | NMT 1 ppm |
Cadmium | ND(Lod 0.1) | NMT 1ppm |
Mercury | ND(Lod 0.1) | NMT 1ppm |
Pesticides | Passes Test | Meets USP requirement |
Ph | Passes Test | 5.5-6.5 |
Standard Plate Count | Passes Test | Less than 100 CFU/gram |
Aerobic Bacteria | Passes Test | Less than 100 CFU/gram |
Enterobacteria | Negative | / 1 gram |
Yeast/Mold | Negative | Less than 10 CFU/gram |
E. coli | Negative | / 10 grams |
Total Coli forms | Negative | / 25 grams |
Staphylococcus Aureus | Negative | / 10 grams |
Salmonella spp | Negative | / 25 grams |
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | Negative | / 10 grams |