| Product Description |
Individually Quick Frozen Pomegranate Arils |
| Origin |
India |
| General Description |
IQF pomegranate arils are prepared from the mature pomegranate fruit which are washed, cut, deseeded, frozen and stored at – 18° C. Approximately 20% of the arils will be of dull red color due to juice leaking during process. |
| Treatment |
No Additives Added |
| Physical parameters |
| Defects |
Limits (Average per 250gm)-Frozen |
| Peels |
None |
| Clumps |
2% |
| Fines |
<5% |
| TSS |
14°±2°Brix |
| Foreign Matter |
Nil. |
| F.E.V.M |
Nil. |
| E.V.M |
Nil. |
| Sensory Analysis |
| Appearance |
Red to dark red colored firm pomegranate seeds. |
| Flavor |
Clean, delicate natural flavor of pomegranate. |
| Texture |
Firm, juicy kernels. |
| Microbiological Values |
|
m |
M |
| Aerobic plate count |
50,000/g |
500,000/g |
| Total Coliforms |
500/g |
1000/g |
| E.Coli |
10/g |
50/g |
| Yeast |
5,000/g |
50,000/g |
| Moulds |
1,000/g |
10,000/g |
| Salmonella(25 g) |
Absent/25g |
Absent/25g |
m = the microbiological limit which separates good quality from marginally acceptable quality
M = the microbiological limit which separates marginally acceptable quality from defective quality
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