- Appearance : Off-White - Pink
- Particle size : Original Flake – 100 mesh
- Ash content : ≤ 1 %
- Degree of Deacetylation (%DD) ≥ 90 %
- Protein : ≤ 0.2 %
- Molecular weight ≈ 1500 kDa
- Viscosity : 300-1000 cps
- Moisture content : ≤ 8 %
- Solubility ≥ 99 %
- pH : 6 - 8
- As (Arsenic) : ≤ 1 mg/Kg
- Pb (Lead) : ≤ 0.5 mg/Kg
- Hg (Mercury) : ≤ 0.1 mg/Kg
- Cd (Cadmium) : ≤ 1 mg/Kg
- E.coli /g < 3 (MPN/g)
- Salmonella spp./g : Non Detected (ND/25g)
- S. Aureus < 3 (MPN/g)
- Coliform < 3 (MPN/g)
- Yeasts & Molds/g : ≤ 100 CFU/g
- Total Plate Count/g : ≤ 1000 CFU/g