Definition

Phosphated distarch phosphate is starch having undergone a combination of treatments as described for monostarch phosphate and for distarch phosphate

Description

White or nearly white powder or granules or (if pregelatinised) flakes, amorphous powder or coarse particles

Identification

Purity (all values expressed on an anhydrous basis except for loss on drying)

Loss on drying

Not more than 15,0 % for cereal starch

Not more than 21,0 % for potato starch

Not more than 18,0 % for other starches

Residual phosphate

Not more than 0,5 % (as P) for wheat or potato starch

Not more than 0,4 % (as P) for other starches

Sulphur dioxide

Not more than 50 mg/kg for modified cereal starches

Not more than 10 mg/kg for other modified starches, unless otherwise specified

Arsenic

Not more than 1 mg/kg

Lead

Not more than 2 mg/kg

Mercury

Not more than 0,1 mg/kg