SOAPNUT POWDER

 (Sapindus Mukorossi)

Characteristics:

      Product specifications: The soapnuts powder exhibit a healthy and fresh appearance and is a free flowing Coarse Powder. It’s a 100% pure powder from Soapnut shells with no additives whatsoever.

Physical Characteristics:

                                  The soapnut powder is:

                                                                                  Free of spoilage

                                                                                  Free of damages inflicted by insects or diseases

                                                                                  Free of plant origin constituents

                                                                                  Free of organic or inorganic foreign elements

                                                                                  Free of sediments, sieved

                                                                                  Mesh size of particles is 95% through 60 mesh

Limit Values: The inspection of conformance within limit values can be done through a test of 1000 g. from a composite sample.

The following values are followed:

Fault:   Seed, foreign element

Description:     Soapnut shells powder is free from seed found inside the soapnut, its pure powder from the shells

Maximum in 1000 g:   0.02 %

Sensory Properties:         

Smell:   typical

                        Consistency:   free flowing powder

Physiochemical Standards:

Parameters                                                     Value / Fluctuation range                                       Legal Value

                Sand                                                                         < 0,1 %                                                  Practically free (guidelines)

  Chlorine/ Insecticides/ Pesticides                    According to the Ordinance on Maximum Level of Residues

                            Heavy metals                              According to the Ordinance on Maximum Level of Contaminants

Packing: The product can be packed according packing instructions given, normally material is packed in 12/25 kg cartons of 5/7 ply.