Black pepper extract 95%
Ville: LV, Marupe
Physical & Chemical Characteristics
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Appearance | White or light greenish to yellow powder | Conforms |
Odor & Taste | Hot, spicy | Conforms |
Piperine (Assay) | ≥95.0% | 95.95% |
Loss on drying | ≤5% | 0.40% |
Residue on ignition | ≤5% | 0.54% |
Mesh size | NLT 95% pass through 80 mesh | Conforms |
Contaminants
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Pesticides residue | Conform to (EC) No. 396/2005 | Conforms |
PAH4 | ≤50 ppb | Conforms |
Benzo(α)pyrene | ≤10 ppb | Conforms |
Heavy Metals
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Heavy metals (total) | ≤10 ppm | <10 ppm |
Lead (Pb) | ≤3 ppm | <3 ppm |
Arsenic (As) | ≤1 ppm | <1 ppm |
Cadmium (Cd) | ≤1 ppm | <1 ppm |
Mercury (Hg) | ≤0.1 ppm | <0.1 ppm |
Microbiological Tests
Analysis Item | Specification | Result |
Total plate count | ≤10,000 CFU/g | <10,000 CFU/g |
Total yeast & mold | ≤500 CFU/g | <500 CFU/g |
Escherichia coli | Negative | Conforms |
Salmonella | Negative | Conforms |
Staphylococcus aureus | Negative | Conforms |