IQF Green Peas are the product prepared from sound, fresh, free from insect or fungal infection, clean peas of suitable maturity, which are depodded, washed, sufficiently blanched to inactivate enzymes and to ensure adequate stability of color, flavour during normal marketing cycles.IQF Green Peas should conform to the characteristics of the species Pisum sativum L..
The IQF Green Peas should posses good color, flavor, body, and to be manufactured under highly sanitary conditions. The product should be packed in food grade packing material and stored below -18° C.
Specification
Tolerance of Defects:
Sr no.
Parameters
Acceptable Limits
Physical Characteristics
For Bulk & 5Kg Packing
For Consumer Packing
1.
Color
Green
Green
2.
Odor
No off odor
No off odor
3.
Taste
Characteristic Sweet
Characteristic Sweet
4.
Texture
Tender
Tender
5.
Size
7 – 12 mm
7 – 12 mm
6.
Shape
Spherical
Spherical
7.
Blemish
Below 3.0 %
Below 1.5 %
8.
Seriously Blemish
Below 4.0 %
Below 0.5 %
9.
Blond
Below 3.0 %
Below 0.5 %
10.
Fragments
Below 5 %
Below 3 %
11.
Infected
Below 0.5%
Below 0.5%
12.
Extraneous Vegetable Matter
0.5%
Nil
13.
Foreign Material
Nil
Nil
Chemical Characteristics
1.
Peroxidase
– ve
Microbiological Standards
1.
Total Plate Count
Less than 100000 cfu/g
2.
Coliform
Less than 1000 cfu/g
3.
Yeast & Mould
Less than 1000 cfu/g
4.
E Coli
Absent in cfu/g
5.
Salmonella
Absent in 25g
6.
Staphylococcus Aureus
Absent in 25g
7.
Listeria Monocytogens
Absent in 25g
Packaging: Bulk packing in HDPE 30 kg Bags with food grade inner liner, Consumer packing as per customer requirement
Shelf Life: 18 months from date of manufacturing
Storage Condition: -18 oC or below
Delivery: In refrigerated vans to maintain product temperature below -18 oC