Property | Specification |
Appearance | Fine, free-flowing powder |
Color | Bright red to orange-red |
Odor | Characteristic, slightly sweet, and tangy |
Taste | Tangy, mildly sweet, and characteristic of ripe tomatoes |
Particle Size | 90% passing through 80 mesh screen |
Moisture Content | ≤ 6% |
Ash Content | ≤ 6% |
Acidity (as Citric Acid) | 3.5% – 4.5% |
Solubility | Soluble in water |
Bulk Density | 0.5 – 0.7 g/cm³ |
Foreign Matter | ≤ 0.5% |
Lead | ≤ 0.1 mg/kg |
Arsenic | ≤ 1.0 mg/kg |
Microbiological Limit | Total Plate Count ≤ 10,000 cfu/g |