CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS

PRODUCT NAME: Maca Powder Lot # 21010963ORG

Production Date: December 2012    Expiration Date: December 2015
Shelf Life: Maximum 36 Months when sealed in cool and dry conditions

Botanical Name: Lipidium Peruvian Chacon
Composition: 100% Organic Maca Root
Free From ETO & Irradiation
Country of Origin: Peru - Kosher Certified  
Items Specifications Results Method

Appearance Beige Homogenous Powder Conforms Visual

Color Beige Conforms Visual

Taste Characteristic Conforms Organoleptic

Odor Characteristic Conforms Organoleptic

Moisture NMT 10% 3.36%
Heavy Metals
Lead (Pb) 0.49ppm             Test Method ICP-MS
Arsenic (As) 0.25ppm        Test Method ICP-MS

Cadmium (Cd) 0.38ppm    Test Method ICP-MS
Mercury (Hg) <0.05ppm    Test Method ICP-MS

Microbiological Analysis

Total Plate Count NMT 100,000 cfu/g    10,500cfu/g                    Test Method  USP

Aerobic Microbial Count

Combined Yeast & Mold Count NMT 1,000 cfu/g   <10cfu/g       Test Method  USP

E. Coli Negative / Absent                                                      Test Method  USP
Salmonella Negative Absent                                                 Test Method  USP

No Gluten, No Wheat, No Milk or Milk Derivatives, No Lactose, No Egg, No Grapefruit, No Fish, No Sugar,
No Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Artificial Color, No Artificial Flavor.

 

A Healthy Alternative, LLC
PO Box 6013 Long Island City, New York 11106
718-850-0811   1-888-850-9110   718-850-3242

CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS

PRODUCT NAME: Gelatinized Maca Powder Lot: # 21054112

Production Date: May 2012    Expiration Date: May 2015
Shelf Life: Maximum 36 Months when sealed in cool and dry conditions

Botanical Name: Lipidium Peruvian Chacon   Composition: 100% Maca Root

Free From: ETO & Irradiation
Country of Origin: Peru - Kosher Certified  

Items Specifications Results Method

Appearance Homogenous Powder Conforms Visual

Color Beige Conforms Visual

Taste Characteristic Conforms Organoleptic

Odor Characteristic Conforms Organoleptic

Moisture NMT 10% 4.05%

Heavy Metals

Lead Report 0.22ppm ICP-MS

Arsenic Report 0.3ppm ICP-MS

Cadmium Report 0.26ppm ICP-MS

Mercury Report <0.05ppm ICP-MS

Microbiological Analysis

Total Plate Count NMT 10,000cfu/g <10cfu/g USP

Yeast& Mold NMT 700cfu/g <10cfu/g USP

E. Coli Negative Negative USP

Salmonella Negative Negative USP

 “Our Gelatinized Maca is based on the gelatinized Index, that is always more than 92% ( 92% is the minimum percentage to be consider Gelatinized) and not in the color. Our Gelatinized process is set to get the product in light color and not dark as other suppliers.”

No Gluten, No Wheat, No Milk or Milk Derivatives, No Lactose, No Egg, No Grapefruit, No Fish, No Sugar,
No Sweetener, No Preservatives, No Artificial Color, No Artificial Flavor.


REVISED CORRECTION 03-01-13