Specifications of Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose (HPMC) in Food
Item | Specification |
Appearance | White to off-white fibrous powder or granules. |
Solubility | Conforms |
Identification(A) | Conforms |
Identification(B) | Conforms |
Identification(C) | Conforms |
Methoxy(%) | 28.0~30.0 |
Hydroxypropoxy(%) | 7.0~12.0 |
Viscosity(mPa-s) | 3000~5600 |
pH(1%in Water) | 5.0~8.0 |
Loss on Drying (%) | ≤5.0 |
Residue on Ignition (%)/Sulfated ash(%) | ≤1.5 |
Heavy Metals(ppm) | ≤20 |
Total Aerobic Microbial Count | ≤10%cfu/g |
Total Combined Yeasts/Molds Count | ≤10²cfu/g |
Arsenic | ≤3ppm
|
Lead | ≤2ppm |
Mercury | ≤l ppm |
Cadmium | ≤lppm |
