| Appearance (Colour) | Cream to greenish yellow |
| Appearance (Form) | Free flowing, homogeneous powder |
| Solubility | 40.97 gm/liter |
| Solubility before autoclaving (Clarity) | Clear to slightly opalescent |
| Gel strength (1.5% gel) | Firm, comparable with 1.5% Agar gel |
| pH (25°C) | 7.2 ± 0.2 |
| Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Clarity) | Clear to slightly opalescent |
| Prepared Medium Appearance after autoclaving (Colour) | Green.
After addition of 5.0% egg yolk emulsion: Yellowish green, opaque |
| Cultural Response | Inoculate and incubate at 37°C for 24 hours with the following. |
| Organism | Bacillus cereus ATCC 10876 |
| Inoculum (cfu) 10-100 | Growth : Good, Recovery rate : >=50.0%,
Colony colour :Blue,
Egg Yolk Reaction : Precipitation |
| Organism | Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 |
| Inoculum (cfu) 10-100 | Growth : Good, Recovery rate : >=50.0%,
Colony colour : Yellow,
Egg Yolk Reaction : Clearing |
| Organism | Proteus vulgaris ATCC 13315 |
| Inoculum (cfu) 10-100 | Growth :Good, Recovery rate : >=50.0%,
Colony colour :Green,
Egg Yolk Reaction : - |
| Organism | Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 |
| Inoculum | >=103,Growth : Inhibited |
