Papain

Name of Index

Specification

Result

Appearance

white powder

white powder

Odor         

free of offensive odor

complies

Activity of Enzyme

20,000u/g min

21,000u/g

Loss on Drying  

≤5.0%

2.5%

Loss on Ignition                          

≤5.0%

3.0%

Heavy Metals(as Pb)   

≤2.0mg/kg

<2.0mg/kg

Heavy Metals(as As)

≤2.0mg/kg

<2.0mg/kg

Cadmium

≤0.5mg/kg

<0.5mg/kg

Mercury                    

≤0.5mg/kg

<0.5mg/kg

Total Plate Count

≤5,000cfu/g

710cfu/g

Coliforms

<30cfu/g

<30cfu/g

Salmonella

absent in 25kg

absent

Yeast and Mould                                                

<100cfu/g 

absent

Staphylococcus Aureus

absent in 1g

absent

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

absent in 1g

absent

Conclusion

In compliance with the specifications.