| ≥1 piece |
Ingredient Specifications For frozen blackberry
General Description : Processing Blackberries are to be prepared from whole, sound, properly ripened Fresh Fruit that are stemmed, washed, sorted, drained and IQF and packed. All berries are grown and processed in Thailand.
Variety: Hull, Chester
Size: uncalibrated whole,0.6-3mm Puree (seed in and seed out)
Chemical: Product is free of additives and preservatives.
Analytical characteristics:
|
Analysis |
Specifications |
Method |
|
Organoleptic
|
|
|
|
Brix (for solids calculation) |
8+/-1 % |
AOAC or equivalent method |
|
Acid (as Citric) |
3.0-3.5 |
AOAC or equivalent method |
|
- Visible yeast/mould |
None |
Visual and lab testing |
|
- Mechanically deformed |
Max.5% w/w |
Visual |
|
- Unripe |
None |
Visual |
|
-Partly unripe |
Max.3% w/w |
Visual |
|
-Foreign matter (Unnatural for the fruit) |
None |
X-ray, Matel detector, Visual |
|
-Contamination |
None |
Visual and lab testing |
|
-Blockfrozen berries |
Max.3% w/w |
Visual |
|
-Impurities on the fruit |
0 effacted by instects and/or diseases |
Visual |
|
-Hem(Harmlell extraneous Matter:leaves, caps, bracts, etc) |
Not more than 1/4 square inch per 16oz net weight by USDA Grade A |
Visual |
Microbiological characteristics:
|
Analysis |
Specifications |
|
Total Plate Count |
< 50,000 cfu/g |
|
Yeast and Mold |
< 1,000 cfu/g |
|
Coliform |
<30 cfu/g |
|
E.Coli |
Neg. |
|
Stapylococcus aureus |
Neg. |
|
Bacillus cereus |
Neg. |
|
Salmonella Sp. |
Neg. |
|
Listeria Monocytogenes |
Neg. |
Packing: New carton not stapled holding 10 kgs net with blue food grade polythene lining and
self-adhesive tape
Storage: Recommended Storage Conditions:Frozen (- 18ºC): 2 Years
Marking: Supplier’s name
Product Name
Production date and batch number
Net Weight
Storage conditions: - 18ºC