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CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS
Product Name: Green Coffee Bean Extract 50% Manufacturing date: Oct .2012
Batch Number: GCS001 Expiry Date: Sept. 2015
PARAMETERS SPECIFICATION RESULT Method
Description Light yellow to yellowish brown powder.
Light yellow to yellowish cream powder.
Visual
Odor and taste Characteristic Odor and taste
Complies Organoleptic
Identification Complies with TLC/HPTLC Complies In House
Loss on drying Not more than 5.0% 3.01% USP<731>/EP 2.2.32
Bulk Density 0.40/ml-0.70g/ml 0.5384gm/ml USP<616>/ E.P 2.9.34.
Particle Size 100% passing through 40 mesh
Complies USP<281>/ EP 2.4.16
pH of 1% solution 4.0-7.0 4.71 USP/EP 2.2.3.
Pesticide Residues Absent Complies E.C396/2005 & EP
Assay
Chlorogenic acids by HPLC Not Less Than :50% 50.20% In House
Caffeine Content Not More Than:2% Complies In-House
Myco-toxins
Total Aflatoxins <10 PPB Complies In-House
Aflatoxin B1 <5 PPB Complies In -House
Heavy Metals
Arsenic Not More Than: 2.0ppm Complies AAS/ EP 2.4.27.
Lead Not More Than: 1.0ppm Complies AAS/ EP 2.4.27.
Cadmium Not More Than: 1.0ppm Complies AAS/ EP 2.4.27.
Mercury Not More Than: 0.1ppm Complies AAS/ EP 2.4.27.
Residual Solvent Should Be Absent Complies In-House
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Microbial Parameters Limit Result Method
Total plate count NMT 5000cfu/g 925 CFU/G Harmonized method USP <61>
Yeast and mould NMT 100cfu/g <10 CFU/G Harmonized method USP <61>
Entero-bacteriaceae NMT: 100 cfu/g <10 CFU/G Harmonized method USP <62>
E.coli Should be Absent/1gm Absent Harmonized method USP <62>
Salmonella Should be Absent/10gm Absent Harmonized method USP <62>
Staphylococcus aureus Should be Absent/1gm Absent Harmonized method USP <62>
Pseudomonas aeroginosa Should be Absent/1gm Absent Harmonized method USP <62>