Ascorbic Acid Crystalline Powder FCC Non-surfactant Suspending Agents Test Specification Min Max APPEARANCE

Test Specification Min Max APPEARANCE Viscous

50% MICROBIAL LIMITS: TOTAL PLATE COUNT 1000/g YEAST AND MOLD 30/g COLIFORMS 3/g ESCHERICHIA COLI Negative SALMONELLA Negative IDENTIFICATION TO PASS TEST TO PASS TEST EXPIRATION DATE

Test Specification Min Max ASSAY (w/w) 94 - 98% 94 - 98% COLOR (APHA) 10 CHLORIDE (Cl) 0

5 ppb INDIUM 0

00% MELTING RANGE 139

Ascorbic Acid Crystalline Powder FCC Non-surfactant Suspending Agents Test Specification Min Max APPEARANCETest Specification Min Max ASSAY (C[@6@]H[@8@]O[@6@]) 99. 0 100. 5 % 99. 0 100. 5 % SPECIFIC ROTATION (C=10; WATER)) +20. 5 to+21. 5 +20. 5 to+21. 5 LEAD (Pb) 2 mg kg RESIDUE ON IGNITION 0. 10% IDENTIFICATION TO PASS TEST EXPIRATION DATE