| Vitamin D2 |
125 to 463 μg/g* |
HPLC-DAD |
| Moisture |
≤7% |
O'haus Scale |
| Water activity |
<0.5% |
AOAC 978.18 |
| Ash |
≤13.5% |
AOAC 945.46 |
| Physical Parameters |
| Appearance |
Light to dark brown milled powder |
Organoleptic |
| Aroma |
Earthy |
Organoleptic |
| Taste |
Mushroom savoury, umami flavour |
Organoleptic |
| Proximate Analysis |
| Total Fat |
≤4.5% |
AOAC 996.06 |
| Total Carbohydrate |
≤60% |
Calculation |
| Protein |
≤40% |
AOAC 992.23 |
| Microbiological Parameters |
| Standard plate count |
<5,000 CFU/g |
AOAC 966.23 |
| Total yeast and mould count |
<100 CFU/g |
FDA-BAM, 7th ed. |
| Salmonella |
Negative in 25 g |
AOAC 2004.03 |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
Negative in 10 g |
AOAC 975.55 |
| Escherichia coli |
Negative in 10 g |
Current USP/NF, 62 |
| Coliform |
<100 MPN/ g |
AOAC 966.24 |
| Listeria spp. |
Negative in 25 g |
AOAC 2004.06 |
| Aflatoxins (sum of B1, B2, G1 and G2) |
<4 μg/kg |
AOAC 991.31 (Mod.) |
| Aflatoxin B1 |
<2 μg/kg |
AOAC 991.31 (Mod.) |
| Heavy Metals |
| Arsenic |
≤0.3 mg/kg |
USP 730 |
| Lead (as Pb) |
≤0.5 mg/kg |
USP 730 |
| Mercury |
≤0.1 mg/kg |
USP 730 |
| Cadmium |
≤0.5 mg/kg |
USP 730 |