Product Description |
Individually Quick Frozen whole cherry tomatoes (Red/Yellow)
(Solanum Lycopersicum/Lycopersicon esculentum) |
Origin |
India |
General Description |
IQF whole cherry tomatoes are prepared from red ripe firm tomatoes (oval, spherical or grape like) which are sorted, washed and frozen. |
Physical parameters |
Product Size |
Free flowing whole tomatoes 10 mm to 30 mm. |
Defects |
Limits (Average per 1000gm)-Frozen |
Foreign Matter |
Nil |
E.V.M |
5 pcs |
Infected |
None |
Blemishes |
3 pcs/250gm |
Color Variants |
2% |
Under Size |
5% |
Over size |
5% |
Sensory Analysis |
Color |
Red to orange red |
Appearance |
Red to orange red chunks without ice sediments |
Taste/Smell |
Typical of ripe papaya |
Values on Chemical Analysis |
Dry Substance |
40 – 70 Brix |
Acidity |
It is a natural product. No acid is added |
(as citric acid monohydrate) |
The observed range is 1 – 1.2% |
pH |
is a natural product. No acid is added. Observed range is 3.5 to 4.5 |
Microbiological Values |
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m |
M |
Aerobic plate count |
500,000/g |
1,500,000/g |
Total Coliforms |
1000/g |
10,000/g |
E.Coli |
10/g |
100/g |
Yeast and Moulds |
1,000/g |
5,000/g |
Staphylococcus Aureaus |
10/g |
100/g |
Salmonella(25 g) |
Absent/25g |
Absent/25g |
m = the microbiological limit which separates good quality from marginally acceptable quality
M = the microbiological limit which separates marginally acceptable quality from defective quality
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