Dehydrated apple chips,Chile price supplier

1. 1.     Product Description : low moisture dehydrated apple puffed slice are prepared from clean, sound, properly ripened fruit, which has been washed, cored, cut in slices,  puffed, sorted and air dried to low moisture.  Fuji or Granny Smith varieties.
2. 2.     General Requirements : ingredients are guaranteed, to be clean and wholesome, free from harmful foreign or extraneous substances and that the product has been prepared, packed and shipped in accordance with the “good manufacturing practices”.
3. 3.     Ingredients:  apples

a)      Additives : 

        No added

b)      Process auxiliar:

­     Citric acid

­     Ascorbic acid

­     Calcium chloride

1. 4.    Quality Standards
   1. A.      ORGANOLEPTIC:

-          Color      :  Yellow  to light brown (Fuji) and pale yellow to white with some
                  light brown  shades

-          Flavour  :  Fresh, characteristic of the apple without off flavors

-          Texture :  Crunchy

1. B.     PHYSICAL   AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
2. C.    GRANULOMETRY:

1. Shape      :  1 1/2”x 3/16”
2. Moisture :  2.0  % max
3. SO ₂          :  No added

­        Sieve 1” on               :  2 %  max.

­        Sieve 1/2”  on           :  50% min. 

­        Sieve 1/4” through   :  5 %  max.

­        Sieve #4 through      :  2% max.

1. D.    DEFECTS:
2. Off color pieces     :  5 % max.
3. Pieces with carpel  :  3 % max.
4. Pieces with peel     :  3 % max.
5. Whole seeds           :  2 u/ 1 Kg
6. Seed Fragments     :  20 u/ 1 Kg
7. Calyx                      :  5 u/ 1 Kg
8. Stems                      :  2 u/ 1 Kg

1. E.     FOREIGN  MATTER:

1. F.     MICROBIOLOGICAL
2. Total Plate Count    :  5.000 CFU/g max
3. Coliform                  :      10 MPN/g max
4. Mold                        :     200 CFU/g max
5. Yeast                        :     200 CFU/g max
6. E. coli                      :   < 3 MPN/g
7. Stap coag. pos.        :   < 10 CFU/g
8. Salmonella              :   Negative in 375 g

1. 5.    Storage Recommendations:

Product should be kept in the original packaging material, in a cool, dry and dark place, with temperatures below 24 ºC max., below  60%  of RH.

1. 6.    Shelf  Life:

In original unopened packing under recommended storage conditions:  24  months.