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Appearance
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An almost white or colourless crystals, dry crystalline powder; odourless; taste, sweet
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Solubility
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Very soluble in water;freely soluble in ethanol (70%);practically insoluble in ethanol
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Identification 'A' & 'B'
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To comply IP test
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Acidity or alkalinity
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Not more than 0.6 ml of 0.01M NaOH should be required to change the colour of the solution
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Specific absorptivity 1%/1cm (λmax; 0.025 g/L; ethanol 50%)
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+65.9° to +67.0°
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Barium (Ba)
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Any opalescences should not more intense than that of a mixture of 1 ml of distilled water and 10 ml of solution A
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Calcium (Ca)
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The solution should remains clear for at least 1 minute.
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Sulphite
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A blue colour should be develop
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Dextrins
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The solution should remains yellow or should become faint bluish green
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Glucose and invert sugar
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The blue colour should not disappear completely
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Colouring matter
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Any fluorescence should not more intense than that of solution containing 0.4 ug per ml of quinine sulphate in 0.005 M sulphuric acid
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Sulphated ash
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NMT 0.1%
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Loss on drying (at 105°C ; 3 hrs)
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NMT 0.1%
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Bacterial endotoxin
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NMT 0.25 Endotoxin Units per mg of Sucrose
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