| Commercial product name: | Sugar spheres | syn: neutral pellets |
| Regulations: | USP - NF - monograph “sugar spheres” | |
| Chemical properties: | Composition: | Sucrose EP grade 62,5 - 91,5 % Corn starch EP grade 8,5 - 37,5 % Water 2,5 -4 % |
| Loss on drying: | max 4,00 % | |
| Residue on ignition: | max 0,25 % | |
| Heavy metal: | max 5 ppm | |
| Phisical properties: | Solubility in water: | Starch part insoluble Sucrose soluble |
| pH value: | Neutral | |
| Thermal decomposition: | Burns down at ignition temperatures | |
| Form: | Uniform, spherical seeds | |
| Colour: | White | |
| Odour: | Neutral | |
| Particle size range: | larger nominal standard sieve remainder 90,0 % next larger nominal standard sieve remainder 100,0 % smaller nominal standard sieve remainder 10,0 % |
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| Others: | Consistent bulk density, low friability | |
| Microbiological properties: | Total aerobic microbial count: | max 100 per g |
| Salmonella: | absent | |
| Eschericha coli: | absent | |
| Staphylococcus aureus: | absent | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa: | absent | |
| O.V.I. methods IV 467: | meets requirements | |
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