Maltodextrin, as a kind of polysaccharide food raw material, is a low conversion product between starch and starch sugar. Amorphous white or yellowish in appearance, free of visible impurities, with a distinctive odor, unsweet or slightly sweet in taste
ITEM |
STANDARD |
RESULTS |
Appearance |
White or light yellow powder |
Conform |
Colour in sloution |
Colourless |
Conform |
DE Value |
10-12/10-15/15-20/20-25 |
17.6 |
Moisture |
6.0% max |
5.5% |
Solubility |
98% min |
99.1% |
Sulphate Ash |
0.6% max |
0.2% |
Iodine Experiment |
Not changing blue |
Conform |
PH (5% solution) |
4.0-6.0 |
5.0 |
Bulk Density (compacted) |
500-650 g/l |
568g/l |
Fatness % |
5% max |
Conforms |
Arsenic |
5ppm max |
Conform |
Lead |
5ppm max |
Conform |
Sulfur Dioxide |
100ppm max |
Conform |
Total Plate Count |
3000cfu/g max |
Conform |
E.coli (per100g) |
30 max |
Conform |
Pathogen |
Negative |
Negative |