| ITEMS | STANDARD |
| Appearance | Light and free flowing powder |
| Loss on Drying | max. of 12% |
| PH | 8.0-11.0 |
| Water Viscosity | >=60 mPa.s |
| Gel Strength Water gel (1.5%, 0.2KCl) | >1350 g/cm2 |
| As | max. of 1 mg/kg |
| Zn | max. of 50 mg/kg |
| Pb | max. of 1 mg/kg |
| C d | max. of 0.1 mg/kg |
| Hg | max. of 0.03 mg/kg |
| Substances insoluble in hot water | max. of 2.0% |
| Substances insoluble in acids | max. of 2.0% |
| Total Plate Count | max. of 5,000 cfu/g |
| Total variable mesophilic aerobic | max. of 5,000 cfu/g |
| Yeasts and Moulds | max. of 100 cfu/g |
| Sulphite reducing spores | absent in 0.1 g |
| Salmonella | negative in 25 g |
| Escherichia coli | negative in 5 g |
| Food insects and their rests | Absent |
| Ferromagnetical mechanical impurities | Absent |
| Molecular Weight | > 100,000 Daltons |
| Packaging | 25 kg multi walled paper bag with polyethylene liner. |
| Shelf life & Storage | 24 months stored in cool and dry place in original packaging |