| Parameter |
Limit |
Result |
| Source |
Rock Salt |
Rock Salt |
| Appearance |
White, thin, crystalline |
White, thin, crystalline |
| Solution Appearance |
transparent, colorless |
transparent, colorless |
| Humidity |
Max. 0.5% m/m |
0.072 |
| Purity |
99.7-100.5 m/m NaCl |
99.8 |
| Ferricyanide |
Suitable for taste |
Not found |
| Additive |
None |
Not found |
| Iron |
Max. 2 ppm |
0.2 ppm |
| Arsenic |
Max. 1 ppm |
0.2 ppm |
| Aluminium |
Max. 0.2 ppm |
<0.1 ppm |
| Lead |
Max. 5 ppm |
Not found |
| Barium |
Suitable for test |
0.1 ppm |
| Phosphate |
Max. 25 ppm |
12 ppm |
| Potassium |
Max. 500 ppm |
10 ppm |
| Iodate |
Suitable for test |
Suitable |
| Bromide |
Max. 100 ppm |
39 ppm |
| Nitrite |
Suitable for test |
Suitable |
| Magnesium and alkaline earth metals |
Max. 100 ppm |
4 ppm |
| Insolubility in water |
Max. 0.5% m/m |
0.07 |
| Insolubility in acid |
Max. 0.5% m/m |
0.03 |
| Total hardness |
0.5-1.2 |
1 |
| Acidity or Alcalinity |
< 0.5ml (<0.01M NaOH/HCl) |
0.2ml |
| pH (%20 m/v) |
5.5+/-1.0 |
5.62 |
| Sulphate |
Max. 200 ppm |
49 ppm |
| Bacterial Endotoxin |
5 IU/g |
Not found |
| Packing |
25 kg PP bags with inner PE bags |
| Storing |
Should be kept in dry, unscented and cool place in original packaging |
