YERBA MATE POWDER

Specifications

Common name: Yerba Mate Powder

ScientificName: Ilex paraguariensis – St. Hil
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Origin: Brazil
Preservative: Without
Dried Method: Sun dried
Fruit part: Leafs
Lot: ESMAT0006Ff
Irradiation: N.R.
ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE NUMBER 00006
PhysicoChemistry Analysis
Analysis Results Specification Method/Reference
Alcoholic content --- N.A ---
Aspect Accurate Hygroscopic powder Visual
Color dingy green dingy to dingy green Visual
Flavor Accurate Typical Organoleptic
Fragance Accurate Typical Organoleptic
Moisture 2,35% Max. 7% Brazilian Farmacopéia IV ed.
Dry residue --- N.A ---
pH 5,10 4,5 +/- 1,50 Korolkovas Andrejus,1984
Density 0,344g/mL 0,350+/- 0,150 g/mL Portuguese Farmacopéia
Identification --- --- ---
Dosage 17,69% Min 3% caffein Spectrophotometry
Dosage 7,43% Tanin teor Spectrophotometry
Dosage --- --- ---
Solubility Accurate Soluble in Water Visual
Microbiologic Analysis
Analysis Results Specification Methos/Reference
Pseudomonas sp Absent/g Absent/g Agar Cetrímide
Salmonella Absent/g Absent/g Agar VB
E. colli Absent/g Absent/g Agar MacConkey
Fungus / Barm 30 UFC/g <100 UFC/g Agar Sabourant
Total Bacteria amount 60 UFC/g <1000 UFC/g Agar TSA
Staphylococcus aureus Absent/g Absent/g Agar Monnitol Salt