Physical Description:

(1) Color: from dark red to black.

(2) Odour: Typical of blackberries , free from foreign taints and odours.

(3) Flavour: Characteristic of blackberries.

(4)Appearance: blackberries is whole, individual, sound, firm, berries to be uniformly ripe, no rotten, mouldy and overripe, no clumps,

     no ices on the surface of berries and in cartons.

(5) Brix: 8-11

(6)Ph:6-7

Microbiological Description:

(1) T.V.C.<10,000CFU/G

(2) Yeast <500CFU/G

(3) Moulds <500CFU/G

(4) Salmonella Spp NIL

(5) Pathogenic bacteria NIL

(6) Coliforms NIL

(7) E.coli NIL