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SPECIFICATION SHEET
| Product:
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ECHINACEA
PURPUREA ROOT POWDER |
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| Description: |
Fine powder |
| Color: |
Light
brown |
| Taste: |
Sweet
at first, then numbing and tingling |
| Odor: |
Odor
is not significant |
| Identification:
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Conforms
to standard, TLC |
| Part
of Plant Used: |
Dried
roots |
| Particle
size: |
100
% through 40 mesh |
| PH
(1 % water sol): |
5.00
– 7.00 |
| Solubility
in water: |
Insoluble |
| Loss
on Drying: |
<
8.00 % |
| Total
Ash: |
<
30.00 % |
| Bulk
density: |
0.200
– 5.00 g/ml |
| Tapped
density: |
0.300
– 0.700 g/ml |
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| Total
Plate Count: |
<
1,000 cfu/g |
| Yeasts:
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<
100 cfu/g |
| Molds: |
<
100 cfu/g |
| Total
Coliforms: |
<
3 cfu/g |
| E.
Coli: |
Negative |
| Salmonella:
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Negative |
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