Sodium Ascorbate food grade Specification
| ITEM | STANDARD |
| Appearance | White to slightly yellow cr ystalline powder |
| Identification | Positive |
| Assay (as C 6H 7NaO 6) | 99.0 ‐ 101.0% |
| Specific optical rotation | +103° ‐ +106° |
| Clarity of solution | Clear |
| pH (10%, W/V ) | 7.0 ‐ 8.0 |
| Loss on drying | ≤0.25% |
| Sulphate (mg/kg) | ≤ 150 |
| Total heavy metals | ≤0.001% |
| Lead | ≤0.0002% |
| Arsenic | ≤0.0003% |
| Mercury | ≤0.0001% |
| Zinc | ≤0.0025% |
| Copper | ≤0.0005% |
| Residual Solvents (as Menthanol) | ≤0.3% |
| Total plate count (cfu/g) | ≤1000 |
| Yeasts & molds (cuf/g) | ≤100 |
| E.coli/ g | Negative |
| Salmonella/ 25g | Negative |
| Staphylococcus aureus/ 25g | Negative |
