Chilies which have been washed, cored, sliced, unblanched and quick frozen complying with GMP, metal detected

Sensory analysis

Appearance / Color:   red, typical color of the variety

Smell:               typical
Taste:               typical

size:

weight : 20g

Microbiological and chemical characteristics

Total plate count:                               ≤5x105 / g
Total Coliform:                                 ≤1000 / g
E. Coli:                                       ≤10 / g
Yeast&Mould:                                 ≤1000 / g
Salmonella:                                    nil
Staph .aureus:                                 ≤100 / g
Listeria Monocytogenes                         absent/25g

Tolerances /500g

Clumps:                                    5%Wt
FM:                                           0
FEVM:                                       0
Seeds:                                       5
EVM:                                         1pce
Major blemish(>6mm):               1
Minor blemish(>2mm but  < 6mm): 5
Color Variance:                                5%
Oversize & badly cut:                      10%
Undersize:                                       10%

Shelf live:  24 month by –18 degrees celsius

Freezing:  I.Q.F. –40 degrees Celsius