Frozen Strawberry
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IQF STRAWBERRIES: 2014,
1. GENERAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Product: Frozen strawberries 'IQF'
Origin: Egypt
Class : A
Variety : Camarosa / Festival ( as customer request )
Size : 24 – 36 mm
Product description: whole.
Process: washed, sorted, IQF, packed
Production date : 2014
Packing available: 10 K.G in bags into carton box,
25 K.G in p.p bags, 1 K.G in bags into carton box 8 K.G (according costumer request).
2. PHYSICAL AND SENSORIAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Appearance: whole, typical, uniform variety
- Color: typical, without oxidation
- Aroma: typical of strawberry
- Taste: typical of strawberry
- Consistency: Firm
Foreign materials :
animal (insects, worms, larvae): - not permitted
vegetable : calyx or fragment - up to 3mm max./1 kg fruit
stalks or fragment - up to 3mm max./1 kg fruit
Leave and stalk <1cm max 5%
other fruits - not permitted
rot / mould - not permitted
overripe - < 2%
under ripe - < 1%
deformed fruits - < 1%
distorted - < 1%
pink fruits - < 7%
others: wood / earth / straw etc. - not permitted
3. CHEMICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Brix: Min. 7,0
- pH: 3,60 - 3,80
- Acidity (in citric acid): 0.02 : 0.03 %
4. MICROBIOLOGICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Total plate count: < 50000 cfu / g
Total coliforms: Max 10 / GM
Yeasts < 1.000 cfu/g
Moulds < 1.000 cfu/g
Salmonella absent
E. Coli absent
Listeria monocyt. absent
Total Quality tolerance
|
Unripe fruit |
Max 1% |
|
Overripe fruit |
Max 2% |
|
Mechanicaly demaged fruit |
Max 7% |
|
Mouldy fruit |
Max 0,1% |
|
Leave and stalk <1cm |
Max 5 % |
|
Fruit with remain of stalks |
Max 2 % |
|
Humidity |
90 – 92% |
|
Brix |
7 – 9 % |
|
P.H |
3.6 : 3.8 % |
|
Citric Acid |
0.02 : 0.03 % |
|
Coliform |
Max 10/GM |
|
Salmonella |
Free |
|
E.Coli |
Free |
5. CONTAMINANTS AND LEGISLATIVE REFERENCES
Food contaminants (heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, radioactivity, dioxins.) within the European
directives and regulation limits.
Product without additives such as anti foam agents, preservatives, artificial aromas or colors, and without
GMO products.
6. PACKING / TRANSPORT / STORAGE
Packing: Primary packaging: plastic bag without staples or other
metallic items
Secondary packaging: Carton bag without staples or other metallic items,
closed with Transparent tape.
Palletization: Epal pallet 80x120cm.
Transport: goods must be transported in clean vehicles, without smell and residues of the previous
.
Storage: at a temperature of -18°C .
7. OTHER CONDITIONS
shelf life: 18 months after production date