Refined Free Flow Ionized Salt (Table Salt)
Specifications:
Origin: India
Parameter: | Specification (Grade A) |
Sodium Chloride ($NaCl$): | Min 99.0% (on dry basis) |
Moisture Content: | Max 0.20% |
Iodine Content (at Packing): | 20 – 30 ppm ($mg/kg$) |
Iodine Content (at Retail): | Min 15 ppm |
Water Insoluble Matter: | Max 0.10% |
Calcium ($Ca$): | Max 0.05% |
Magnesium ($Mg$): | Max 0.05% |
Sulphate ($SO_4$): | Max 0.20% |
Alkalinity (as $Na_2CO_3$): | Max 0.10% |
General Physical Description:
- Appearance: Fine, uniform crystals. It should be free from any visible impurities like dark specks, sand, or grit.
- Colour: Bright, snow-white. It should form a perfectly clear solution when dissolved in water.
- Texture: Fine-grained and “Free-Flowing.” This means the crystals do not stick together; they flow like dry sand through a shaker.
- Odour: Odourless.
- Flavour: Purely saline; should be free from bitter or chemical aftertastes (which often indicate high magnesium or calcium content).