PARAMETER TEST METHOD SPECIFICATION
Appearance Visual Off-white to white Powder
Taste and Odor Sensory Testing Sweet with cooling, lingering sweet
aftertaste without Solvent
Total Steviol Glycosides % HPLC JECFA, 2010 99
Rebaudioside A % HPLC JECFA, 2010 97
Stevioside % HPLC JECFA, 2010
Rebaudioside C % HPLC JECFA, 2010
Steviol Equivalents % HPLC 28-36
Absorbance Spectrophotometer 0.05
PH (1 in 100 solution) JECFA Vol.4 4.5-7.0
Loss on Drying % (1052h) JECFA Vol.4 6.0
Residual Ethanol ppm USP 5000
Residual Methanol ppm USP 200
Ash % JECFA, 2010 1
Lead (as Pb ppb AOAC993.14 100
Arsenic (as As) ppb AOAC993.14 20
Mercury (As Hg) ppb AOAC993.14 10
Cadmium (As Cd) ppb AOAC993.14 10
Total Plate Count CFU/g Chapter3, FDA 1000
Yeast & Mold CFU/g Chapter18, FDA 100
Total Coliform MPN/g Chapter4, FDA Negative
E. Coli MPN/g Chapter4, FDA Negative
Salmonella absent in 25g AOAC/ Negative