APPEARANCE

Dark brown, fluid liquid

ODOUR

Typical

TASTE

Slightly bitter

COLOUR / ABSORBANCE

MC10 - 530 nm / 0.1%

0,230 – 0,270 Absorbance Units

TINCTORIAL POWER

MC10 - 560 nm / 0.1%

0,160 – 0,190 Absorbance Units

pH

MC04

4,00 – 5,00 pH units

SPECIFIC GRAVITY at 20°C

MC24

1,270 – 1,303

LEAD

< 1 ppm

TOTAL COUNT

200 / g max.

YEASTS

10 / g max.

MOULDS

10 / g max.

E.COLI

Absent in 1 g

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

Absent in 1 g

SALMONELLAE

Absent in 25 g

DRY MATTER

67 %

COLOUR / EBC

20500

VISCOSITY at 25° C

MC73

100 mPa.s (cPS)

HUE INDEX

MC10

5,5

SULFITES (SO₂)

MC41

15 ppm

- EUROPEAN COUNCIL DIRECTIVES : Food additive E150c (95/45/EC)

- JOINT FAO / WHO EXPERT COMMITEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES (JECFA 52/8)

- FOOD CHEMICALS CODEX (FCC - 5^th edition)

- US CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (21 CFR - 73.85)

Conditions :

store at room temperature in a dry area, protect from frost

Standard packaging :

Shelf-life :

- bulk road tanker, bulk ISO tank

- 1000 kg tote

- 250 kg polythene drums,

- 30 kg polythene containers.

2 years minimum as from manufacturing date