| Appearance |
White to off-white powder |
Visual inspection |
| Identification |
Consistent with authenticated reference |
FTIR fingerprint comparison |
| Dextrose equivalent, dry basis |
10.0-15.0 |
Reducing-sugar titration |
| Loss on drying |
≤6.0% w/w |
Vacuum-oven gravimetry to constant mass |
| pH, 10% aqueous solution at 25 C |
4.0-7.0 |
Calibrated pH meter |
| Sulfated ash |
≤0.60% w/w |
Gravimetric sulfated residue |