TESTS	                     METHOD			RESULTS

DESCRIPTION				
Appearance	      Brownish fine powder		complies
Flavor	               Slightly bitter		complies 

ANALYSIS				
Cynarine content	      >5.0% (by U.V.)		5.42%
Solubility in water     Opalescent solution at 1%	complies
Particle size	      95% < 200 um			complies
Water content	      <5.0%			complies

MICROBIOLOGY				
Total Plate Count	      < 1000 cfu/g			<100 cfu/g
Mold & Yeast	      <100cfu/g			<100cfu/g
E.Coli	                <10cfu/g			<10cfu/g
Salmonella	        Negative			complies