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"Analyte-specific mg/kg or % with method and detection limit", "why_it_matters": "Separates malate assay from evidence about residual acid, other ions and contaminants." }, { "name": "Grade and applicable specification", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Linked specification, version, jurisdiction, intended use and batch conformity evidence", "why_it_matters": "Chemical identity alone does not establish suitability for food or another controlled use." } ], "affordances": [ "Reconcile a supplier label with analytical identity and external substance records.", "Calculate anhydrous salt equivalents and potassium contribution from verified assay and water content.", "Select identity, stereochemical and impurity tests appropriate to the claimed grade.", "Assess whether an aqueous preparation meets a specified concentration and pH requirement.", "Accept, quarantine or request further evidence for a batch against an identified specification." ], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Identify 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"questions": [ { "text": "What measurements identify malate and establish the potassium-to-malate molar ratio?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "dipotassium-stoichiometry-q01" }, { "text": "Could the sample instead be potassium hydrogen malate or a mixture of malic acid and potassium salts?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "dipotassium-stoichiometry-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "stereochemistry-and-records", "name": "Stereochemistry and records", "description": "Aligns stereochemical evidence with registry and supplier identities.", "findings": [ { "id": "stereochemical-specificity", "name": "Stereochemical specificity", "description": "Keep unspecified, racemic and stereochemically characterized materials distinguishable without creating additional registry entries.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the malate L, D, racemic or unspecified, and what evidence supports that designation?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "stereochemical-specificity-q01" }, { "text": "Do the cited CAS, PubChem and supplier 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