The straight cut sliced water chestnuts are processed from freshly, mature, sound, harvested water chestnuts complying with good manufacture practice.
Sensory analysis
Appearance / Color: bright white
Smell: typical
Taste: typical
Consistency: Firm, crispy
Specification/size:
W>1.5cm; T:4-6mm
Piece count: 600-800pcs/kg
Microbiological and chemical characteristics
Total count 30℃: ≤10x105/ g
Total Coliform: ≤1000 / g
E. Coli: ≤10 / g
Yeasts and moulds 5000 / g
Staphylococcus Aureus 100 / g
Listeria monocytogenes Absent / 25g
Salmonella ( 25 g) Absent / 25 g
Tolerances /500g
Assessed on a 500g sample (Frozen)
Foreign matter 0
Foreign Extraneous Vegetable Matter 0
Extraneous vegetable matter (number) 1
Clumps (% w/w) 8%
Major Blemishes (number) 3
Total Major and minor blemishes (number) 7
Peel (number) 3
Small pieces (% w/w) 3%
Thickness 5mm +/- 1mm
Peroxidase Negative
Others
Shelf live: 24 month by –18 degrees celsius
Freezing: I.Q.F. –40 degrees Celsius
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