Description

Reddish brown free-flowing powder, no foreign objects visible, no foreign matter and no odor.

Particle Size

100% pass through sieve 40 mesh Min.90% pass through sieve 80 mesh

Astaxanthin Assay

≥2.00%

Loss on drying

≤5.0%

Heavy Metals (as Pb)

≤10.00ppm

Lead(as Pb)

≤2.00ppm

Arsenic (As）

≤2.0 ppm

Cadmium (as Cd)

≤1.00ppm

Mercury (as Hg)

≤0.10ppm

Total aerobic microbial

count

≤1000CFU/g

Total moulds and yeasts

count

≤100CFU/g

Enterobacterial

≤20CFU/g

Escherichia coli

*Salmonella

*Staphylococcus aureus

n.d./10g

n.d./25g

n.d./10g