IQF bamboo shoot slice

1) General Description:

Product name : Bamboo shoots slices IQF

Variety : Dendrocalamus latiflorus or Phyllostachys pubescens. Only the centre and the bottom part of the shoots are acceptable, the fibrous outercircle of the shoots is not acceptable.

Smell : Characteristic neutral bamboo smell without strong bamboo chemical off smell.

Taste : Characteristic neutral bamboo taste, not bitter, without strong bamboo chemical off flavour.

Organoleptic : Crispy, firm, not sticky

Appearance : Light yellow, nearly white

2) Definitions:

Lumps : more than 3 pieces clumped together

Broken pieces : length and width are less than half of the standard requirements

Minor discolouration : black spots, dark brown colour of between 3-6mm in length, tint of pink, discolouration of tissue (due to prolong storage or cooking)

Major discolouration : black spots, dark brown colour of over 6mm in length

3) Size:

Cutting size:Thickness: 1/10" - 1/7".Lenght: 1 1/4" - 3/4".

Width: 3/8" - 5/8",thickness 4mm,width 12mm,length 30-50mm

4) Tolerances:

Driploss : max 2% by weight

Lumps : max 5 per 1000gram

Minor discolouration : max 50 pieces per 1000gr

Major discolouration : max 25 pieces per 1000gr

Broken pieces : max 5% by weight

Metal/glass/plastic/stone/wood/sand/soil or any other FMV/EVM: Non-existence.

5)Contamination:

pesticides, fungicides, metals, mycotoxines, radioactivity, according to EEC regulations and China National Standards.

Microbiology: NO apparent disease.

Storage and transporting: cleanly stored and transported at or under temperature of minus 18 degrees centigrade (DC).

6)Microbiological Description:

Product is to be microbiologically sound and fit for human consumption.

(1) T.V.C.<10000CFU/G
(1) Yeast <1000CFU/G
(2) Moulds <1000CFU/G
(3) Salmonella NIL
(4) Pathogenic NIL
(5) Coliforms NIL
(6) li NIL