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Safety and Efficacy of Ferula asafoetida in Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study
Table 2
Physicochemical characteristics of Asafin.
| Parameters | Test results |
| Colour and Appearance | Off-White free flowing powder | Odour | Mild characteristic | Solubility | Soluble in water upon homogenisation | Moisture (%) | 4.2 | Bulk density (g mL−1) | 0.56 | Volatile oil content (%) | 3.4 |
| Nutrition Facts/100 g | | Carbohydrates | 82.0 g | Proteins | 6.1g | Dietary fibre | 6.1g | Fat (hexane solubles) | 3.2g | Energy | 381.2kcal |
| Microbiology# | | Total plate count | < 3000 cfu g−1 | Yeast & mould | < 100 cfu g−1 | E. coli | Absent | Coliforms | < 3 MPN g−1 | Salmonella | Absent |
| Heavy Metals! | | Lead | < 0.5 ppm | Mercury | < 0.1 ppm | Cadmium | < 0.5 ppm | Arsenic | < 1 ppm |
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Method: ASTA method no. 5.2, 4th Ed; 2010. °Method: AOAC Pearson’s composition and analysis of food 19th Ed; 1991. #Methods: FDA BAM Ch 3-5, 18th Ed; 2011. !Method: AAS method AOAC,18th Ed; 2005. |