Botanical name Zea mays everata Sturt
Taste Typical
Odor Odourless, no foreign odours
Color Typical, yellow/orange – typical
Production area
Expansion 38/40, 40/42, 42/44, 44/46, 46/48, Mushroom
Packing Paper bags 20kg and 50lb and polypaper bags 20kg and 50lb
Loading 20 feet: 25.5 metric tonnes with 20/25kg bags or 24 metric tonnes loading
ANALYSIS VALUES
Purity 99.5% min
Foreign bodies 0.50% max
Explosion 98% min
Moisture 15.0% max / 12.0 % min
Broken/Damaged 1.00% max
Insect damage 1.00% max
Discolored 0.30% max
Undersize 5mm 2.50% max
Live insects Free
Total Defects 3.5-4.5% max (Deppending on expansión)
For its preparation, corn grains of a special type are used, which are placed in a pot or container, and roasted (usually by frying them in vegetable oil) until an explosion occurs. Only a few varieties of corn (one of them, called popcorn or rosette corn or the variety Zea mays everata Sturt) produce the desired result, which is the sudden expansion of the grain content that causes the sudden rupture of the husk, and the formation of a white spongy mass, a phenomenon that is mainly due to overheating of internal moisture and the starch contained within.
Popcorn Specification
Product Name:Popcorn
Oil Polish:Not required
Class:1. Class
Ingredients:100% popcorn
Origin:Turkey
Shelf life:2 years
Recommended Consumers:Suitable for 1 year old and over and all others who are none allergic to beans.
Packing:25/50 kg PP bags or big bags. Crop year, batch number, production and expiry date to be written on bags as print or stitched on bags.
Storing condition:Keep in cool, dry, odorless and away from sun light.
Organoleptic Features:
Appearance:Sound, free from alive and dead insects, free from chemicals and abnormal moisture.
Colour:Yellow
Odor:Free from abnormal odor
Taste:Natural
Physical and Chemical Features:
Moisture:max 14%
Foreign materials:max 0,5%
Broken:max 1%
Bad grain:max 1%
Protein: 9.5%. Less
Broken - maximum of 2%:
Free of pesticides or insecticides.
Delivery: 5 days
Minimum quantity; 27 tons
Packing: 25 kg bags: polypropylene (pp)
