BAFIL

Frozen Finished Product Specification

BAFIL/FRM/SPC/01

Designation:IQF Guava

Quality description: IQF Guava, purchased from farm/market yard.  The Guava are cleaned, sliced vertically , Scooped and IQF at -35°C or colder in Blast freezer.  Product derived from very sound and matured fruit.
GMO- Free.
Origin: India

Sensory evaluation: Light Green to Light Yellow , typical appearance, odour and taste, firm texture

chemical-physical and microbiological requirements

Analysis

Limits

Method

Product size

Colour

Taste  and flavour
Appearance                

Brix

Acidity                                    
(Calculated as %Citric acid)

pH

Extraneous Matter per box
Foreign Matter (FM
E.V.M
Major Blemish
Minor Blemish
Color variants
Over size Pieces
Small Size Pieces

*TPC
*coliforms
*E. Coli
*Yeast & Mould
* Staph. aureus
*Salmonella
*Listeria monocytogenes

10mm. The Variation is due to manual cutting and the geometry of the fruit 

Light Green to Light Yellow

Characteristics of ripened Guava
Solid, free from foreign matter 

9°Min

 0.45-0.55

 >4.0

NIL
NIL
0.5 %
2%
3% ( size is <0.5mm dia )
5%
5%

Max.10.000 CFU/g
< 10 CFU/g
 Absent
 Max .1000 CFU/g
< 10 CFU/g
  Neg. in 25 g
  Neg. in 25 g

 Manual

Refracto meter

Manual

pH meter

Manual

IFU Method

Packaging, Transport, Storage:
Packaging:       10 kg cartons with blue inner  LDPE-bags, not perforated
Transport:        Delivery with reefer container with incoming temperatures of min. –18 °C.
Storage:           Dry and deep-frozen at  min. –18°C
Shelf life:           24 Month

Availability (Crop Cycle): July  to March