Sensory analysis:

Appearance / Color:

bright, uniform orange color

Smell:

typical

Consistency:

firm, but tender

Specification:

10*10mm

Taste:

typical

Microbiological characteristics

Total count:

≤5x105 / g

Total Coliform:

≤1000 / g

E. Coli:

≤10 / g

Yeast:

≤1000 / g

Salmonella:

nil

Listeria Monocytogenes

absent/25g

Tolerances

1,FM:

nil

2,FEVM:

nil

3,EVM:

1 piece/500g

4,clumps:

not more than 10/kg

5,green on surface:

no more than 7/kg

6,major blemish:

3pcs/250g

7,minor blemish:

10pcs/250g

8,undersize:

<6mm no more than 10%

9,oversize:

>15mm     no more than 5%

Others

Shelf live:

24 month by –18 degrees celsius

Freezing:

I.Q.F. –40 degrees Celsius