BAFIL

Frozen Finished Product Specification

    BAFIL/FRM/SPC/01

Designation:Frozen Totapuri  Mango Halves and Slices.

Quality description: Deep Frozen Hand Cut Totapuri  Mango Halves and Slices, purchased from farm/market yard.  The Mangoes are cleaned, sliced vertically and Deep Frozen at -300 C or colder in Blast freezer.  Product derived from very sound and matured fruit.
GMO- Free.
Origin: India
Variety: Totapuri  Mango .

Sensory evaluation: Light Yellow  to Deep 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
 

Length 90-110 mm (+/- 10mm); Width 30-40mm (+/- 10mm). The Variation is due to manual cutting and the geometry of the fruit 

Light Yellow  to Deep Yellow

Characteristics of ripened Totapuri Mango
Solid, free from foreign matter 

> 10°

 0.8 – 1.40

 <3.5

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 PE-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): 15 May to 7 August.