diff --git a/src/domain/orchard_domain.rs b/src/domain/orchard_domain.rs
index adc67d81e..24f4f9b2f 100644
--- a/src/domain/orchard_domain.rs
+++ b/src/domain/orchard_domain.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub trait OrchardDomainCommon: fmt::Debug + Clone {
     ///   with ZCASH_ORCHARD_ACTIONS_MEMOS_HASH_PERSONALIZATION
     /// * \[(cv, rk, enc_ciphertext\[564..\], out_ciphertext)*\] personalized
     ///   with ZCASH_ORCHARD_ACTIONS_NONCOMPACT_HASH_PERSONALIZATION
-    /// as defined in [ZIP-244: Transaction Identifier Non-Malleability][zip244]
+    ///   as defined in [ZIP-244: Transaction Identifier Non-Malleability][zip244]
     ///
     /// [zip244]: https://zips.z.cash/zip-0244
     fn update_hash_with_actions<A: Authorization, V: Copy + Into<i64>>(
diff --git a/src/issuance.rs b/src/issuance.rs
index 704204a46..1e8217656 100644
--- a/src/issuance.rs
+++ b/src/issuance.rs
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ impl IssueBundle<Signed> {
 /// Validates an [`IssueBundle`] by performing the following checks:
 ///
 /// - **IssueBundle Auth signature verification**:
-///   - Ensures the signature on the provided `sighash` matches the bundle’s authorization.
+///   - Ensures the signature on the provided `sighash` matches the bundle's authorization.
 /// - **Static IssueAction verification**:
 ///   - Runs checks using the `IssueAction::verify` method.
 /// - **Node global state related verification**:
@@ -1738,11 +1738,8 @@ mod tests {
             rng, ik, recipient, ..
         } = setup_params();
 
-        // Generated using https://onlinetools.com/utf8/generate-random-utf8
-        let asset_desc_1 = "󅞞 򬪗YV8𱈇m0{둛򙎠[㷊V֤]9Ծ̖l󾓨2닯򗏟iȰ䣄˃Oߺ񗗼🦄"
-            .to_string()
-            .as_bytes()
-            .to_vec();
+        // UTF heavy test string
+        let asset_desc_1 = "ΩΣ𐐷कあ한🐍★→".to_string().as_bytes().to_vec();
 
         let asset_desc_hash_1 = compute_asset_desc_hash(&asset_desc_1).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/note/asset_base.rs b/src/note/asset_base.rs
index 41d4e57f6..6d9c2a9d3 100644
--- a/src/note/asset_base.rs
+++ b/src/note/asset_base.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use blake2b_simd::{Hash as Blake2bHash, Params};
 use core::cmp::Ordering;
 use core::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
@@ -45,10 +44,10 @@ pub const ZSA_ASSET_DIGEST_PERSONALIZATION: &[u8; 16] = b"ZSA-Asset-Digest";
 
 ///    AssetDigest for the ZSA asset
 ///
-///    Defined in [ZIP-226: Transfer and Burn of Zcash Shielded Assets][assetdigest].
+///    Defined in [ZIP-227: Issuance of Zcash Shielded Assets][assetdigest].
 ///
-///    [assetdigest]: https://zips.z.cash/zip-0226.html#asset-identifiers
-pub fn asset_digest(asset_id: Vec<u8>) -> Blake2bHash {
+///    [assetdigest]: https://zips.z.cash/zip-0227.html#specification-asset-identifier-asset-digest-and-asset-base
+pub fn asset_digest(asset_id: [u8; 65]) -> Blake2bHash {
     Params::new()
         .hash_length(64)
         .personal(ZSA_ASSET_DIGEST_PERSONALIZATION)
@@ -58,12 +57,12 @@ pub fn asset_digest(asset_id: Vec<u8>) -> Blake2bHash {
 }
 
 impl AssetBase {
-    /// Deserialize the asset_id from a byte array.
+    /// Deserialize the AssetBase from a byte array.
     pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8; 32]) -> CtOption<Self> {
         pallas::Point::from_bytes(bytes).map(AssetBase)
     }
 
-    /// Serialize the asset_id to its canonical byte representation.
+    /// Serialize the AssetBase to its canonical byte representation.
     pub fn to_bytes(self) -> [u8; 32] {
         self.0.to_bytes()
     }
@@ -76,12 +75,19 @@ impl AssetBase {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the derived Asset Base is the identity point.
+    /// Panics if the derived AssetBase is the identity point.
     #[allow(non_snake_case)]
     pub fn derive(ik: &IssuanceValidatingKey, asset_desc_hash: &[u8; 32]) -> Self {
-        // EncodeAssetId(ik, asset_desc_hash) = version_byte || ik || asset_desc_hash
         let version_byte = [0x00];
-        let encode_asset_id = [&version_byte[..], &ik.to_bytes(), asset_desc_hash].concat();
+
+        // EncodeAssetId(ik, asset_desc_hash) = version_byte || ik || asset_desc_hash
+        let encode_asset_id: [u8; 65] = {
+            let mut array = [0u8; 65];
+            array[..1].copy_from_slice(&version_byte);
+            array[1..33].copy_from_slice(&ik.to_bytes());
+            array[33..].copy_from_slice(asset_desc_hash);
+            array
+        };
 
         let asset_digest = asset_digest(encode_asset_id);
 
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index 7940af6fd..cd857fbac 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 //! - [`ValueSum`], the sum of note values within an Orchard [`Action`] or [`Bundle`].
 //!   It is a signed 64-bit integer (with range [`VALUE_SUM_RANGE`]).
 //! - `valueBalanceOrchard`, which is a signed 63-bit integer. This is represented
-//!    by a user-defined type parameter on [`Bundle`], returned by
-//!    [`Bundle::value_balance`] and [`Builder::value_balance`].
+//!   by a user-defined type parameter on [`Bundle`], returned by
+//!   [`Bundle::value_balance`] and [`Builder::value_balance`].
 //!
 //! If your specific instantiation of the Orchard protocol requires a smaller bound on
 //! valid note values (for example, Zcash's `MAX_MONEY` fits into a 51-bit integer), you