Product Description
Frozen Strawberries are prepared from fresh, clean and sound strawberries by removing stems and calyces, washed, sorted and frozen in accordance with GMP and maintained at temperatures necessary for the preservation of the product (not below -180C).
Pesticide residues
Pesticide shall be not exceeding the MRL's of Codex &EC and ES.
Product Characteristics
The product is free from odor and any strange smells
The product color is to its original catachrestic color.
The product is free from any foreign bodies or impurities
The product is free from insect or fungal injuries or its effects
The product is free from genetically manipulated organisms (GMO).
Size
Calibrated Strawberry from 15 mm to 25 mm
- Strawberry < 25 mm 30 % +/- 5%
- Strawberry 15: 25 mm 60 % +/- 5%
- Strawberry > 15 mm 10 % +/- 5%
Tolerance of Defects
Description
Tolerance
IQF (Maximum 2 blocks of 3 fruits per kg)
2.0
Stalks / parts of stalks less than 1mm in one dimension
4.0
Calyces
4.00 cm
Leaves
7.0
Spotted fruits on +/- 25% of surface
4.0
Sand
0.05%
Brix (Av.)
7.0 °
pH-value
3.4 :
3.8
Acidity
0.8% :
1.2%
Color
Typical
Odour / taste
Typical, fruity
Texture
Firm
Foreign Material
None
Temperature °C
-18.0 ° C
* Standard sample size for defects is 1 Kg.
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Microbiological information:
Total Plate count (cfu/gr) <100 000 cfu/g
Coliforms (cfu/gr) < 100 cfu/g
E. Coli (cfu/gr) < 10 cfu/g
Moulds (cfu/gr) <10 000 cfu/g
Yeasts (cfu/gr) <10 000 cfu/g
Staph. Aureus (cfu/gr) < 10 cfu/g
Packaging
Weigh Bulks 10 kg
Both polybags and outer cartons have to be free from tears and other damages. Packaging used must protect the product against contamination.