TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS & DESCRIPTION Guidelines Description Description Sudanese Hibiscus Flowers (sabdariffa) Packaging Item is typically packed in 50 lb. poly (or less) lined multi-walled sacks (adequately protecting product for shipment) Raw ingredient sample: (a)Visual Purple-red colour. (b)Aroma Floral, berry-like aroma. Free from objectionable off-odours. (c)Texture Lump free, free flowing particles Prepared sample: (a)Visual Clear, deep red solution with some background purple hues. Blue hues are undesirable. (b)Aroma Slight berry aroma. (c)Flabor A well balanced, tart and astringent flavor. Some cranberry notes as well as a slight drying effect. Not excessively tart, acidic or bitter. Should be free of off-flavours and other undesirable spice/botanical notes. Testing Parameters: Test Units: Specifications (a) Free Flow Density G/CC Minimum 0.45, Maximum 0.60 (b) Moisture 12% (c) Total Ash 10% (d) Acid Insoluble Ash 1.5% (e) Sieve Analysis 5 Min Rotate Thru US#20 95.0% Thru US#60 5.0% (f) Insect Fragments each 400 (g) Whole Insects (field/storage) each 25/5 (h) Salmonella negative (i) Coliform 2 of 5 over 10 CFU, 0 of 5 over 100 CFU (j) E. coli (MPN) 2 of 5 over 3 CFU, 0 of 5 over 20 CFU (k) E. coli (Film) 0 of 5 over 10 CFU (l) S. Aureus 1 of 5 over 100 CFU, 0 of 5 over 1000 CFU (m) Standard Plate Count 0 of 5 over 1,000,000 CFU (n) Yeast/Mould 0 of 5 over 10,000 CFU
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