PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PARAMETERS
- Total Dye Content
- Loss on drying
- Water insoluble matter
- Combined ether extracts
- Cyanides (as HCN)
- Ether extractable matter (Alkaline)
- Inorganic Iodide
- Purity of Beta carotene
- Sulphated ash
- Identification test of Chlorophyll
- Solid content
- Colour intensity
- Ammonical nitrogen
- Total Sulphur
- Sulphur dioxide
- Water-soluble annatto (as Norbixin)
- Purity
- Pure dye content of
- Aluminium Lake
- Sodium chlorides and sulphates
- Inorganic matter (HCl insoluble)
- Purity as C30H40O
- Melting range, C
- Acid soluble substances
- Water soluble substances
- pH
- Methanol
- Ethanol
- Free from extraneous materials
- Moisture
- Dispersibility in water
- Citric, oxalic, phosphoric and tartaric acids
- Sugars
- Readily carbonizable substances
- Specific rotation
- Viscosity of a one per cent. solution
- Magnesium
- Acidity or alkalinity
- Readily carbonizable substances
- Readily oxidizable substances
- Chlorinated organic compounds
- Aldehydes
- Ammonium Hydrogen
- Carbonate
- Non volatile matter
- Oxalate
- Total Ash
- Water absorption
- Volatile acids
- Gelatin
- Starch and dextrins
- Tannin-bearing gums
- Karaya gum test
- Swelling property
- Freedom from animal filth
- Free fatty acids (estimated as oleic acid
- Hydroxyl value
- Refractive index
- Drop softening point, 0C
- 2-Propanol
- Solid paraffins
- Ethylene Glycol
- Iodine value
NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS AND LABELLING
- Energy
- Protein
- Carbohydrates
- Total Sugar
- Added Sugar
- Fat
- Dietary Fiber
- Cholesterol
FATTY ACID PROFILE & TRANS FATTY ACIDS
- Saturated Fatty Acid
- Trans Fatty Acid
- Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA)
- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA)
MINERALS
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Zinc
MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
- Mesophilic aerobic spore count (B.cererus)
- Anaerobic spore count (Clostridium perfringens)
- Bacillus cereus
- Clostridium perfringens
- E.coli
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Faecal streptococci
- (Enterococci)
- Lactic Acid Bacteria (mesophilic)
- Listeria monocytogens &
- Listeria sp
- S. aureus
- Salmonella sp
- Shigella sp.
- Sulphite reducing clostridia
- Thermophilic Flat sour spore formers
- Total Coliform Count
- Total Plate Count
- Total Viable Count
- Vibrio cholera & V.parahemolyticus
- Yeast and Mould count
- Aciduric flat sour organism
- Heat -Resistant Molds
- Mesophilic Aerobic
- Endospore formiming bacilli (Rope spore count)
- Cronobacter sakazakii (E.sakazakii)
- Osmophillic Yeast
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
NOTS
- Agaric Acid
- Hypercine
- Safrole
- Hydrocyanic acid