Description Desiccated Coconut is the de-shelled, pared, washed, milled, balanced, dried, sifted, hygienically packed meat of the fresh and mature fruit of coconut. (Scientific name: Cocos Nucifera L.) GENERAL Desiccated coconut is consistently produced and handled under conditions meeting Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene, EU & FDA Good Manufacturing Practices and comply with all current national and international food legislation and applicable regulations of importing country. Each pack is identified as to grade, production code/date and serial number. Other markings are stamped on the bag as required by buyer. A. PHYSICAL 1. Colour : White, free from yellow specs or other discolourations 2. Flavour/ Odour : Mild and sweet characteristics of coconut, free of foreign flavours and odours 3. Size : Fine granules of coconut 4. Granulation : No. of sieves (ASTM) % Retained On Mesh 7 (2.8 mm) : 0 - 0 Mesh 14 (1.4 mm) : 10 maximum Mesh 18 (1.0 mm) : 30 maximum Pan : 65 - 80 B. CHEMICAL 1. Moisture Content, % : 4.0 maximum 2. Total Fat (Dry basis), % : 50 ±5 3. Free Fatty Acid (as lauric) Dry basis, % : 0.10 maximum 4. Residual SO2, ppm : < 10 5. pH (10% dispersion filtrate) : 6.1 to 6.7 6. Total Aflatoxins, ppb (DL : 4 ppb) : Not Detected 7. Organophosphorus pesticide residues, ppm (DL : 0.1 ppm) : None Detected C. MICROBIOLOGICAL 1. Total Plate Count, cfu/ml : 5,000 cfu/gram maximum 2. Yeast : 50 cfu/gram maximum 3. Moulds : 50 cfu/gram maximum 4. Enterobacteriaceae 100 : 100 cfu/gram maximum 5. E. coli (Type I) : Negative/10 grams 6. Salmonella : Negative/50 grams D. INGREDIENT LIST : Raw coconuts E. PACKAGING AND PACKING SIZE Packing Size : 25 kg net weight in multiwall paper bag with inner polyliner. F. STORAGE CONDITION Recommended storage between 50F - 60F (10 - 15.5C) and 50% - 60% relative humidity in clean odour free area and away from wall where coconut products will keep for 12 months. Avoid storage in high moisture area
Selected Garlic with the best quality packaged in net packaging. Has a strong aroma and taste. Suitable For : Fried Onion, Spices Weight/Pack : 500 grams
