BAFIL

Vacuum Freeze Dry Finished Product Specification

  BAFIL /FRM/SPC/01

Designation: VacuumFreeze Dry Banana Rings

Quality description: Vacuum Freeze Dry Hand Cut Banana Rings, purchased from farm/market yard.  The banana are cleaned, Peeled, ringed and Freeze Dry at -35°C. Product derived from very sound and matured fruit.
GMO: Free.
Origin: India
Variety: Cavendish ,G9

Sensory evaluation: Crimish white , typical appearance, odour and taste, firm texture

Analysis

Limits

Method

Product size

Colour

Taste  and flavour
Appearance               

Brix

Acidity                                    
(Calculated as %Citric acid)

pH

Moisture

Ash Content

Solubility

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
 

Length 20-25 mm (+/- 3mm); Diameter 5-7 mm (+/- 2mm). The Variation is due to manual cutting of the fruit. (75%Actual Size and 25% Irregular Size).

Crimish white

Characteristics of ripened Banana
Solid, free from foreign matter 

Min 22

 0.35 – 0.50

 3.8-4.5

3-5%

5-7%

Soluble with Slight Haziness

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

Manual

Manual

Refracto  meter  

Manual (Titration)

pH meter

Manual

IFU Method

Packaging, Transport, Storage:
Primary Packaging: 25 kg with Poly Liner in Carboys.  
Secondary  Packaging:  As Per Customer Requirement (10 kg cartons with blue inner LDPE-bags, or Retail Packaging)
Transport:  Delivery with Close Body Lorry.
Storage: At ambient Temperature and Dry Place.
Shelf life:  24 Month

Availability (Crop Cycle): September to March