Description
Botanical Name: Musa paradisiaca
Plant Part Used: Fruit
Processing Method: Drying, Grinding
This fruit is available in various colors and sizes, and this plant belongs to the family Musaceae. These plants are native to Asia, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Carotenoids, flavonoids, and phenolics are the major bioactive components found in this fruit. This fruit is very nutritious for health, filled with dietary fiber, vitamins, and essential minerals like vitamins B6, C, potassium, magnesium, and manganese. Phytochemicals like dopamine and catechin are available in good amounts those act as antioxidants. This fruit is also known as “super fruit” and high demand in the dietary market.
Product SpecÂ
Biological source: Musa nana
Shelf Life: 24months
Plant part used: Fruit
Country Of Origin: China
Items |
Specification |
Test Methods |
| Physical Analysis | ||
| Description | Powder | Organoleptic |
| Color | Light yellow | Organoleptic |
| Odor | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
| Taste | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
| Mesh size | 100% Passes through #80 mesh | USP<786> |
| Loss on drying | NMT 10.0% w/w | USP<731> |
| Total ash | NMT 10.0% w/w | USP<561> |
| Assay | 100% | TLC |
| Total Heavy Metals | NMT 10 ppm | USP<231> |
| Lead | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
| Arsenic | NMT 1 ppm | USP<232> |
| Mercury | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
| Cadmium | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
| Chromium | ||
| Microbiology Test | ||
| Total Plate Count | NMT 100,000 cfu/g | USP<61> |
| Yeast & Mold | NMT 1000 cfu/g | USP<61> |
| E. Coli | Negative | USP<62> |
| Salmonella | Negative | USP<62> |
