T/GZCX 023-2023 Plant Extracts - Hawthorn Hydrosol Extract
T/GZCX 023-2023
Basic Information
Scope
Scope: This document specifies the technical requirements, testing methods, testing rules, packaging, transportation, storage, and shelf life requirements for water extracts of prickly pear. This document applies to extracts obtained from fresh fruits or juice residues of Rosa roxburghii Tratt., a member of the Rosaceae family, through water extraction, concentration, spray drying, or vacuum drying processes. Main technical content: 3.1 Process requirements 3.1.1 Plant raw materials: Fresh fruits or juice residues of Rosa roxburghii Tratt. are used as plant raw materials, which are harvested in autumn and washed immediately after picking. 3.1.2 Process: Water extraction, concentration, and spray drying (or vacuum drying) of plant fresh fruits or juice residue raw materials to obtain the product. 3.2 Product requirements 3.2.1 Sensory requirements: The requirements shall comply with Table 1. Table 1: Sensory requirements Item Requirements Color Light yellow to brownish yellow Taste and odor Special odor of prickly pear Appearance Uniform powder, no visible foreign matter with the naked eye. 3.2.2 Physical and chemical indicators: The requirements shall comply with Table 2. Table 2: Physical and chemical indicators Item Indicator Total triterpenes in prickly pear (%) Fresh fruit as raw material: ≥ 10.0 Juice residue as raw material: ≥ 5.0 Total flavonoids in prickly pear (%) Fresh fruit as raw material: ≥ 3.0 Juice residue as raw material: ≥ 1.0 Ash (%) ≤ 10.0 Moisture (%) ≤ 5.0 Particle size (passing rate through a 100-mesh sieve) (%) ≥ 95 Bulk density Loose density (g/mL) 0.25–0.45 Compact density (g/mL) 0.40–0.70 Lead (Pb) (mg/kg) ≤ 2.0 Arsenic (As) (mg/kg) ≤ 1.0 Mercury (Hg) (mg/kg) ≤ 0.1 Cadmium (Cd) (mg/kg) ≤ 0.23 3.2.3 Microbial requirements: The requirements shall comply with Table 3. Table 3: Microbial indicators Item Indicator Total colony count (CFU/g) ≤ 1000 Mold and yeast count (CFU/g) ≤ 100 Escherichia coli (MPN/g) ≤ 3.0 Salmonella not detected 3.2.4