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Appearance
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Cream to light brown coloured powder; almost odorless, hygroscopic
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Amylase activity
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1:2000
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Solubility
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Sparingly soluble in water (except when admixed with an insoluble diluents ); insoluble in ethanol (95 per cent) and in ether
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Loss on drying (at 105°C)
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Max 5.0%
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E.coli.
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Absent
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Salmonella species
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Absent
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