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Description
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Colorless crystals or white, crystalline or granular powder. It is odorless and has a sweet taste
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Solubility
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Very soluble in boiling water; freely soluble in water; soluble in boiling alcohol; slightly soluble in alcohol
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Identifications
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-
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Identification A (IR spectrum)
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Meets the requirements
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Identification ‘B’
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Assay-Passes test
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Identification 'C'
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By Water determination - NMT 7.5 to 9.5 %
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Assay (By HPLC; on anhydrous basis)
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97.5% - 102.0%
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Related Substances
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-
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Maltose and isomaltose
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NMT 0.4%
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Maltotriose
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NMT 0.2%
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Fructose
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NMT 0.15%
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Unspecified
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NMT 0.10%
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Total impurities
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NMT 0.5%
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Specific tests
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-
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Colour and clarity of solution
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The sample solution should be clear (its clarity is the same as that of water or its opalescence is not more pronounced than that of the reference suspension) and not more intensely colored than the Reference solution
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Conductivity
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NMT 20 µS/cm at 25°C
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Dextrin
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The sample should dissolves completely
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Soluble starch, sulfites
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NMT 15 ppm
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