Minimum assay ( on dried material ) 98%
Loss on drying 12.0 - 16.0%
Melting point of isolated saccharin Not less than 226OC
Maximum Limits of Impurities :
Free acid 0.5 ml N%
Free alkali 0.5 ml N%
Arsenic ( As ) 0.0002%
Lead ( Pb ) 0.001%
Saccharin was used in high performance liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous separation and determination of acesulfame potassium, saccharin and aspartame.
