Malt Extract Powder (Lab Grade)

MEA recipe:

20g Malt Extract Powder
20g Agar Powder

Malt extract is prepared from Malt by extracting the soluble products from sprouted grain.
The product contains a mix of carbohydrates (mainly maltose) and growth factors.

Solubility in water at 3 % Complete
pH (3 % solution) 4.8 – 5.8
Loss on drying ≤ 6.0 %
Reducing sugars (as maltose) ≥ 60.0 %
Residue on ignition ≤ 4.5 %
Chloride (as NaCl) ≤ 1.0 %

Store dry at room temperature