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Sl.No. |
Parameter |
Specification |
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I |
Product description |
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a) |
Ingredients |
Cucumber, Water, Salt,Calcium Chloride |
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b) |
Variety |
Anoxo F1
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c) |
Gherkin quality |
Fresh, No off & chemical taste, Green in colour without any fungus or infestation & stems and flowers, well cleaned.
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d) |
Package type capacity |
240 or 260 litres HM– HDPE Barrels; Net Drained Weight; 180kgs |
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e) |
Shelf-life
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Min. 18months at ambient temperature |
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II |
GHERKINS GRADE & TOLERANCE FOR GRADES |
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Grades |
BLL% |
AUL% |
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8-14 cm or As Customer's request |
10 |
10 |
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III |
TOLERANCE FOR DEFFECTS |
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a) |
Critical: Pesticide residues, Foreign matter |
0% |
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b) |
Major: Rotten, Broken, Borer, Soft, Muddy |
5% Max |
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c) |
Minor: Stalks >5 cm, Flowers, twins, crooks & nubs, discolored , Bloaters |
10% Max |
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IV |
SENSORY PARAMETERS |
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a) |
Colour |
Characteristic |
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b) |
Texture |
Crisp ad crunchy |
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c) |
Taste |
Characteristic |
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d) |
Odour |
Characteristic |
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V |
CHEMICAL PARAMETERS |
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a) |
Acidity as lactic acid (%) |
0.8~1.00 |
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b) |
Salt as NaCl (%) |
11~13 |
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c) |
Ca (ppm) |
1500~2500 |
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d) |
pH |
< 3.5 |
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