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Specifications and Certificate of Analysis
ALPHA LIPOIC ACID
Lot No. 0111010A Mfg. Date: Oct. 9, 2001 Exp. Date: Oct. 9, 2003
| ITEMS |
SPECIFICATIONS |
RESULTS |
| Appearance |
Yellow powder |
Yellow powder |
| Odor |
Characteristic |
Characteristic |
| Assay |
99.0 % Min. |
99.61 % |
| Melting Point |
59° - 62° C |
61.50° C |
| Residue on Ignition |
0.1 % Max. |
0.07 % |
| Moisture |
1 % Max. |
0.31 % |
| Sulfated Ash |
0.1 % Max. |
< 0.1 % |
| Single Impurity |
0.1 % Max. |
0.06 % |
| Total Impurity |
1 % Max. |
0.40 % |
| Heavy Metals |
10 ppm Max. |
< 10 ppm |
| Arsenic |
2 ppm Max. |
< 2 ppm |
| Microbiology: |
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| Total Plate Count |
1,000 CFU/g Max. |
< 1,000 CFU/g |
| Coliforms |
5 CFU/g Max. |
< 5 CFU/g |
| E. Coli |
Negative |
Negative |
| Salmonella |
Negative |
Negative |
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