01 · Grades
Available grades.
Grade
Bacospore® 200B
- Standardized to
- 200 billion CFU/g
- Test method
- Confirm on grade-specific COA
- Form
- Off-white to cream, free-flowing powder
- Best suited for
- Nutraceutical powders, capsules, sachets and functional-food formulations
Grade
Bacospore® 300B
- Standardized to
- ≥ 300 billion viable spores/g
- Test method
- Pour-plate method
- Form
- Light brown to dark brown powder
- Best suited for
- High-potency capsules, tablets, sachets and low-dose probiotic formulations
02 · 300B specification
Bacospore® 300B release specification.
Product code
P40085
Species
Bacillus coagulans
Excipient
Maltodextrin (tapioca)
Country of origin
India
| Parameter | Specification | Test protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Light to dark brown powder with characteristic odour | Organoleptic |
| Identification | Small, terminal, oval-shaped retractile spores at the ends of vegetative cells | Microscopy |
| Solubility | Soluble in water | USP |
| Loss on drying | ≤ 5.00% w/w, dried at 105 °C | USP <731> |
| Total viable spore count | ≥ 300 billion spores/g | Pour plate |
| Lead | ≤ 3.0 ppm | ICP-MS |
| Arsenic | ≤ 1.0 ppm | ICP-MS |
| Cadmium | ≤ 1.0 ppm | ICP-MS |
| Mercury | ≤ 0.1 ppm | ICP-MS |
| Total yeast & mould | ≤ 100 CFU/g | USP <2021> |
| Salmonella | Absent/g | USP <2022> |
| E. coli | Absent/g | USP <2022> |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Absent/g | USP <2022> |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Absent/g | USP <62> |
03 · Technical
Additional technical parameters.
pH, 1% solution5.5 – 7.5
Particle size100% through 80 mesh
Bulk density0.40 – 0.70 g/mL
Coliforms< 10 CFU/g
Enterobacteriaceae< 10 CFU/g
Hemolytic activityNegative, gamma-hemolytic
LecithinaseNegative
CatalasePositive
OxidasePositive
04 · Packaging & storage
Packaging, storage and shelf life.
Storage
Store below 25 °C in a cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers.
Shelf life
24 months from date of manufacture.
Manufacturing
Controlled fermentation.
Documentation on request
Batch-specific COA, product specification, TDS, strain identification, GMO / BSE-TSE declarations, non-irradiation and non-ETO statements.