Physical Description

IQF Strawberries dice should correspond with the definition «IQF», i.е. should be quick frozen fruits with the temperature inside any part of container equal or lower than -180С. Raw materials used should be fresh and of a good quality. As chilling agents one may use nitrogen, air or carbon dioxide only. IQF strawberries should be really individual with no aggregation between each other.

Size/count: dice 10*10mm,or as the customer's requirement.

Colour: dark red or light red.

Variety: Honey, Darselect, American No.13, Sweet Charley, Lason etc.

Taste: typical of the raw materials, without any off-taste.

Packing: 10kg/carton or as per customer's request

Foreign substance: non existence

Broken pieces: non existence

Metal/glass/plastic/stone/wood/sand/soil or any other foreign body: non-existence.

Contamination: pesticides, fungicides, metals in line with import country regulations and China National Standards.

Microbiological Description

(1) TPC <200,000CFU/G

(2) Yeast <500CFU/G

(3) Mould<500CFU/G

(4) Salmonella negative/25g

(5) Coliforms <100CFU/G

(6) E.coli NIL<10CFU/G

Storage, shelf life and transporting conditions

Products must be kept at a temperature of minus 18 degrees centigrade (DC) or less to maintain it's required condition and attain a shelf life of 24 months in unopened packs. Transported also at or under temperature of minus 18 DC.

By waterproof cardboard carton with polyethylene liner.

Storage & shipment condition: deep frozen, store at less than -18 DC.