Composition
25-OH-D3 > 94%
Other related sterols ≤ 1% each
Erythrosine < 5 mg/kg
Water ≤ 5%
Organic solvents ≤ 1%
Sum of other sterols ≤ 6%
Appearance
Off-white to yellowish powder
Chemical-physical specifications
Dusting potential 2.4 g/m3
Particle size distribution > 1000 µm – 5%
500 µm – 13%
100 µm – 55%
50 µm – 22%
< 10 µm – 5%
Impurities
Arsenic ≤ 3 ppm
Lead ≤ 2 ppm
Cadmium ≤ 1 ppm
Mercury ≤ 0.1 ppm
Enterobacteria Absent in 25 g
Salmonella Absent in 25 g
Yeast and moulds Absent in 10 g
Methanol 168 – 204 ppm
Ethanol < 10 ppm
Isopropanol < 10 ppm
Acetone < 10 ppm
Ethyl acetate < 10 ppm
PCDD/PCDF 0.000567 ng WHO2005-TEQ/kg (LB)
0.101 ng WHO2005-TEQ/kg (UB)
Aflatoxin B1 < 0.5 ppb
Aflatoxin B2 < 0.5 ppb
Aflatoxin G1 < 0.5 ppb
Aflatoxin G2 < 0.5 ppb