| Characterisation and Identity |
| Appearance |
White to cream coloured powder |
Visual Observation |
| Proximate Analysis |
| Water activity |
≤0.7 |
NF ISO 18787:2017 |
| Moisture content/humidity |
≤10 g/100 g |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009a / ISO 6496 |
| Protein |
Protein, as-is ≥85 g/100 g
Protein, DM basis ≥90 g/100 g |
Kjeldahl Method and adjusted calculations to account for moisture content |
| Total Fat |
≤1 g/100 g |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 |
| Crude Ash |
≤7 g/100 g |
Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 |
| Total Carbohydrate, as water soluble carbohydrates |
<0.05g/100 g |
UV-VIS
Spectrophotometer
(internal method) |
| Fibre |
<2.0g/100g |
AOAC 985.29;
Eurofins AA210 |
| Microbiological Analyses |
| Aerobic Plate Total Count |
≤10,000 CFU/g |
NF EN ISO 4833-1 |
| Salmonella |
Absent in 25 g |
NMKL 71/NordVal 023 |
| Escherichia coli |
≤10 CFU/g |
AOAC 991.14/NordVal017 |
| Yeasts |
≤100 CFU/g |
NMKL 98/ AFNOR 3M01/13-07/14 |
| Moulds |
≤100 CFU/g |
NMKL 98/ AFNOR 3M01/13-07/14 |
| Heavy Metals |
| Inorganic Arsenic |
0.1 mg/kg |
ICP-MS |
| Cadmium |
0.1 mg/kg |
ICP-MS |
| Mercury |
0.5 mg/kg |
ICP-MS |
| Lead |
0.3 mg/kg |
ICP-MS |
| Mineral Analysis |
| Magnesium |
≤5500 mg/kg |
EN 13805:2014, EN ISO 11885m:2009 |
| Selenium |
≤3.5 mg/kg |
EN 13805m:2014, EN ISO 17294m:2016 /ICP-MS |
| Fluoride |
≤25 mg/kg |
ASU L 49.00-7:2000-07, mod |