| Items | Specifications | Results | 
| Appearance | White crystalline powder | White crystalline | 
| Assay | 99.0%Min | 99.8% | 
| Melting point | 203~206±l°C | 203.5-205.5 | 
| Clarity of water solution | Transparency, colorless, none suspended matters | pass | 
| pH value of 1% aqueous | 5.0—7.0 | 6.0 | 
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| Specific optical ratation | [a ] D20=+l76-184° | +179.9° | 
| Arsenic | <2 ppm | pass | 
| Hydroquinone | <10 ppm | pass | 
| Heavy metal | <10 ppm | pass | 
| Loss on drying | <0.5% | 0.02% | 
| Ignition residue | <0.5% | 0.05% | 
| Pathogen | Bacteria: <300cfu/g | <20 | 
| Fungus: <100cfu/g | <20 | |
| Conclusion: Complies with the standard | ||