BAFIL

    SBAFIL/FRM/SPC/01

Designation: Vacuum Freeze Dry Guava

Quality description: Vacuum Freeze Dry Guava, purchased from farm/market yard.  The Guava are cleaned, sliced vertically, Scooped and Vacuum Freeze Dry at -35°C. Product derived from very sound and matured fruit.
GMO: Free.
Origin: India

Sensory evaluation: Deep Green , 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

55-65 mm. The Variation is due to manual cutting and the geometry of the fruit(75% Actual Size and 25% irregular).

Deep Green

Characteristics of ripened Guava
Solid, free from foreign matter. 

15°

 0.40-0.50

 >4.0

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

Refracto meter

Manual

pH meter

Manual

IFU Method

Packaging, Transport, Storage:
Primary Packaging : 25 kg With LDPE Bag 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): July  to March