1. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
Variety:75, 76(Or according to customer’s requirement)
Dimensions: length min. 4.5cm, thickness min. 0.7mm, Width min. 1.3cm
Frozen State: good, no adhesion, without frost
Color: bright uniform green color
Aroma: characteristic of fresh edamame. Without off unpleasant odors
Flavor: good taste
Inclusion: pods and leaves of edamame, not to exceed 0.5g/500gt.
Foreign Material: absent
Disease and Insect: absent
Defects: slight discoloration, rusty spot, split pods, dehydration, no kernel, single kernel, unripe kernel, too short, thin or narrow edamame, etc.
Defects permissible range: semi-finished products<15%
Finished products<10%
2. MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES:
Total Plate Count < 1×105 cfu/g
Coliform ≤200/g
E.COLI <10/g
S. aureus Negative
3. STORAGE AND DELIVERY TEMPERATURE:
Cleanly stored and transported at or under temperature of minus 18 DC.
4. PACKAGING:
General packing is 1x10kg/ctn inner with polybags.
5. BEST BEFORE:
2 years from production at -18DC.
6. COMMENT:
product can be used without any preparation. After defrosting do not freeze again.
7. CERTIFICATION: ISO22000, BRC, ECOCERT.