| Appearance (Colour) | Light cream |
| Appearance (Form) | Free flowing, homogeneous powder |
| Solubility | 45.30 gm/liter |
| Solubility before autoclaving (Clarity) | Opalescent |
| Gel strength | Firm, comparable with 1.5 % agar gel |
| Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Clarity) | Opalescent |
| Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Colour) | Light amber |
| Cultural Response | Inoculate and incubate at 37°C for 18-24 hours |
| Organism | Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 |
| Inoculum (cfu) 10-100 | Growth : Good, Recovery Rate : >=50.0% |
| Organism | Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 |
| Inoculum | >=103,Growth : Inhibited |
| Organism | Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 |
| Inoculum | >=103,Growth : Inhibited |
