CATUABA BARK

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION SHEET

GENERAL INFORMATION

PRODUCT NAME:  CATUABA DRIED EXTRACT

CODE : CATUP

PROCESS /MANUFACTURE : EXTRACTION, PASTEURIZATION AND DRYING (SPRAY DRYER)

USED PART OF THE PLANT : BARK

BATCH: CATUP

MANUFACTURE: 04/14/2014

EXPIRATION: 04/14/2017

ORIGIN: BRAZIL

IRRADIATION: FREE

SCIENTIFIC NAME: TRICHILIA CATIGUA JUSS.

GMO: FREE

FAMILY: MELIACEAE

BSE: FREE

METHOD OF DRYING:  SUNDRIED

PRESERVATIVE: ABSENT

RATIO: 4:1

COLORANT: ABSENT

SOLVENT: ETHANOL: WATER

CARRIER: MALTODEXTRINE

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

ANALISYS

SPECIFICATION

RESULT

APPEARANCE

POWDER

CONFORM

COLOR

BROWNISH

CONFORM

TASTE

CHARACTERISTIC

CHARACTERISTIC

ODOR

CHARACTERISTIC

CHARACTERISTIC

LOSS ON DRYING (105º HOTHOUSE)

MAX. 14%

NMT 5.00 %

TOTAL ASH

MAX. 9%

NMT 5 %

FOREING MATERIAL

ABSENT

ABSENT

SOLUBILITY

SOLUBLE IN WATER

CONFORM

DENSITY

0.200 – 0.600 G/ML

0.300 G/ML

PH ( 25 ºC)

5.0 / 0.50

5.07

SOLVENT RESIDUE

MIN. 1%

NMT 0.5%

ALKALOIDS TEST

POSITIVE

POSITIVE

IDENTIFICATION  STARCH

PRESENT/ ABSENT

ABSENT

MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

ASSAY

SPECIFICATION

METHOD

AEROBIC BACTERIA

MAX. 3.000 UFC/g

USP 30

MOULD AND YEAST

MAX. 100 UFC/g

USP 30

COLIFORMS

ABSENT

USP 30

SALMONELLA SP

ABSENT

USP 30

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA

ABSENT

USP 30

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

ABSENT

USP 30

MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

PACKAGING

STORAGE

SHIPPING

SHALL APEAR ON THE LABEL THE QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCT, BATCH NUMBER, MANUFACTURING DATE, PRODUCT NAME AND SUPPLIER.

STORE IN A CLOSED WAREHOUSE, MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 35 ºC, AWAY FROM LIGHT AND MOISTURE AND ANY DIRT AND PESTS.

FREE FROM CONTAMINATION, CLOSED, FREE FROM FOREIGN ODORS, MOISTURE AND TRACES OR PRESENCE OF PESTS.