Product Shelf Life : : Iron (III) Hydroxide Polymaltose Complex 36 % 5 Years Parameter Description without Solubility Moisture content pH of 10 % solution in water Specification Reddish deep brown coloured amorphous powder, any odour and only a feeble astringent taste. Easily soluble in hot water (1 gm in 10 ml ). Insoluble in organic solvents, & precipitates on mixing with miscible organic solvent like alcohol & acetone. NMT 7% (w/w) 6.0 to 6.5 (w/w ) Chemicals Parameter: (On Dry Basis) a) Ferric Iron b) Polymaltose Chloride as NaCl Heavy Metals Arsenic Copper Lead Zinc Carbohydrates Glucose Polymaltose Content Assay of Iron It gives Blue colour with Ferrocyanide It gives green colour with Anthrone Reagent NMT 3 % NMT 70 ppm NMT 2 ppm NMT 60 ppm NMT 25 ppm NMT 150 ppm 26 % to 34 % 24 % to 31 % 32 % to 36 % Microbiological Parameter Total Plate Count Yeast & moulds Pathogens E. coli Salmonella NMT 100 CFU per gm NMT 100 CFU per gm Absent Absent Absent