Sodium Ascorbate - IP/BP/USP/FCC

General Information Sodium Ascorbate

CAS Number Molecular Formula Molecular Weight
134-03-2 C6H7NaO6 198.11 gm/mol

Sales Specification: (Sodium Ascorbate)

Sr. No. Test Parameter Specifications
1. Description White or faintly yellow crystals or a crystalline powder.
2. Identification A. Determine by Infrared absorption spectrophotometry
B. Determine by Chemical test
C. Determine by Chemical test
D. Determine by Chemical test
3. Appearance of Solution Solution is clear and less intensely coloured than Ref. Sol. BYS7
4. pH 7.0 to 8.0
5. Specific Optical Rotation +103° to +108°
6. Heavy Metals NMT 20 ppm
7. Loss on Drying NMT 0.25%
8. Assay 99.0% to 101.0%
9. Total Aerobic Microbial Count Not more than 1000 CFU/g
10. Total Yeast and Mold Count Not more than 100 CFU/g
11. Escherichia coli Absent/g
12. Salmonella Absent/10 gm