bay leaf

Property	Specification
Appearance	Whole, dried leaves
Color	Dark green on the upper side, pale green on the underside
Odor	Strong, aromatic, slightly herbal
Taste	Pungent, slightly bitter, herbal
Leaf Size	4 – 6 cm in length
Moisture Content	≤ 12%
Ash Content	≤ 8%
Foreign Matter	≤ 1%
Essential Oil Content	2% – 3%
Volatile Oil	Present, with high levels of eugenol
Microbiological Limit	Total Plate Count ≤ 10,000 cfu/g
Lead	≤ 0.1 mg/kg
Arsenic	≤ 1.0 mg/kg

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