Free flowing potato flakes are produced from good quality potatoes after washing, peeling, inspection, slicing, precooking, cooling, cooking, drying and flaking to provide the size specification of the customer.
The Size of the Potatoes been used is between 40 and 90 MM
Dry Matter Content > 20%
Foreign Material: Free of Foreign Material.
Storage Temperature: 4-6 Degrees Celsius
Flakes:
Flakes are produced according to the specification of the client. Mostly the specifications of Standard Flakes are more or less the same over the world.
Color: Normal Potato color
Taste: Normal Potato Taste
Texture: Not Slimy Not Sticky
Reconstitution:
When 100 GR. of whole flakes are reconstituted by hand stirring in 570 ml water at a temperature of 75 degree C, the product shall be non-glutinous, fluffy mass, resembling mashed potatoes and possessing the characteristic flavor of potatoes.
Odor:
Characteristic of Potatoes, free from typical odor.
Flavor:
Characteristic of Potatoes, free from taint.
Defects:
Black Points : 10 per 100 Gram Max
Wet points : None
Hard points : 15 per 100 Gram Max
Flaker with 6 MM Sieve
> 2 MM : 57% Max
< 2 and >1 MM : 32% Max
< 1 MM : 11% Max
Density:
Flaker with 6 MM Sieve: circa 210 Gram / liter
Stability:
120-140 MM
Reducing Sugars:
< 3% (Luft- Schoorl Method)
Viscosity:
Mpas/s (Brookfield Method)
Particle Size:
> 1000mu : 0%
> 75 mu : 90%
Bulk density : 65ªgr./1= 20gr./1
Metal detection:
Metal detection is carried out on each bag of finished product.
Microbiological Standards:
Counter Plate : max. 10,000
Coliform : <10
E- coli : negative in 24 gr.
Moulds/yeast : <100
Salmonella : negative in 25 gr.
Recommended shelf- life:
12 months from date of manufacture.
Packaging:
Type : 3 multiply paper bags,1 ply
inner Polythin of 25 kg.
Size of Bag : 640 to 1080 MM.
Coding : Production date- day/month/year
Expiry date- day/month/year
Recommended storage conditions:
Cool, dry, warehouse, maximum temperature not to exceed 38 Degree Celsius.
Pallets : Industrial pallets (If required)
Quantity/Weight per pallets : 750 kg.(30 bags of 25 kg)
Pallet wrapping : yes
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