Supplier From
Cairo,
Belbes,
Egypt
Supplier From
Cairo,
Belbes,
Egypt
INGREDIENTS : 100% Green Bean.
CUT AND SIZE: Cut Green Beans: transversely cut pods in which 80 % or more by count of the units are applicable with the Require Size Maximum Linear Dimension is (20-40 mm), tolerance of size defects Maximum 20 % w/w.
BLANCH: Green beans are blanched and IQ Frozen, the blanching must be sufficient to guarantee the stability of the color and the flavor, and so as to get a negative enzymatic assay. After IQF, product must appear individually and not be clumped; the product is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
FREEZING METHOD: Individual quick frozen (IQF).
ORGANOLEPTIC VALUATION: The color even green, smell and flavor typical and fresh taste, not strange taste. The smell is pleasantly fresh, the texture is firm, not tough, when defrosted it can be slightly softened having texture of fresh vegetables.
MAJOR DEFECTS: No tolerance for foreign matter.
DEFECT EVALUATION:
PARAMETER VALUE
1 - Rusty spots, wind damage Not Exceed 2 Pcs
2 - Foreign Vegetable matter (EVM) Harmless vegetables impurities of the same pomology as the product: Beans with tops not removed (Stalks etc.) Max 2 Pcs
3 �¢?? Stalks end Max 2 Pcs
4 - Oxidized ends Max 2 Pcs
5 - Yellowish / browning / Discoloration Mass content of vegetables not corresponding to the specified color characteristics 2% w/w
6 - Insect Injury , Fungus Injury Absent
7 - Freezing burn Absent
8 - Broken or Split Beans 2% w/w
9 - Seeds discrete Absent
10 - Foreign matter
(Any extraneous impurities not typical for vegetables: container remains, pieces of packaging, wood bits, glass, metal, paper, etc.) Not allowed
MICROBIOLOGY PROPERTIES:
TESTS upper limit value which cannot be exceeded Reference
Total Plate Count < 100,000 cfu/gm ISO: 4833/2013 Part 2
Coliforms < 100 cfu/gm ISO-CD- 4832-2006
E-Coli Absent ISO: 16649-2-2001 Part 2
Yeast & Mold < 50 cfu/gm ISO: 21527-1-2008 Part 1
Staphylococcus Absent ISO 6888-1 Part 1
Salmonella Absent ISO 6579-2002
Enterobacteriaceae < 100 cfu/gm ISO 21528-2
Norovirus- Hepatitis A Absent ISO 6579-2002
Listeria monocytogenes Absent ISO 11290-1
When tested by appropriate methods of sampling and examination, the product:
- Shall be free from microorganisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health;
- Shall be free from parasites which may represent a hazard to health.
- Shall not contain any substance originating from microorganisms in amounts which may represent a hazard to health.
GMO STATEMENT: This product has not been or is not issued genetically modified, and it does not contain ingredients that have been genetically modified.
PESTICIDES: Maximum residue levels established by EU authorities are respected.
FOOD SAFETY: Food safety standards such as third-party audits are required.
