COA – Coconut  Palm Jaggery

Physical & Chemical Standards

          Test                                   Specification 

• Moisture                       : <2.5% 
• Ash content                : <2.5% 
• Fat                                 : <0.1% 
• pH (in 10% solution)  : 6-8 
• Brix                               : >95% 

• Heavy Metals 
• Lead (pb)                     : <0.1mg/kg
• Copper                        : <0.03mg/kg 
• Zinc                              : <0.08mg/kg 
• Tin                                : <01.2mg/kg 
• Arsenic                       : <0.002mg/kg 
• Mercury                      : <0.001mg/kg 

Microbiological Standards

• Test                                  Specification 
• Total Plate Count           : <5,000/g
• Yeast                                 : <100/g 
• Mould                                : <100/g 
• E. Coli                                : Negative 
• Coliform                           : Negative 
• Salmonella                      : Negative 
• Enterobacteriaceae     : <1/g