Products name

Frozen broccoli

Size

Dia

20-40mm L: 50-75mm

Sensory

color

uniform green, light yellowish

texture

firm but tender

taste

natural, not sour

Flavor

Typical for the product

Microbiological and chemical characteristics

Total count 30℃

≤5x105 / g

Coliform

≤1000 / g

E. Coli

≤10 / g

Salmonella

≤1000 / g

Listeria Monocytogenes

absent/25g

Yeast

≤500 / g

Moulds

≤500 / g

Tolerances /500g

Clumps

1 pc

stalk/core

1 pc

F.M.

Nil

F.E.V.M

Nil

E.V.M.

Nil

Oversize and undersize

Dia >50 mm& Æ <30 mm 10%

Process damage

3%

Overmaturity

3%

Major blemishes

3%

Total blemishes (Major + Minor)

10%

White stems

10%

Yellowish (total area below 1/4 of florets surface)

8%

Yellowish (total area above 1/4 of florets surface)

Nil

Others

Shelf live

24 month by –18 degrees celsius

Freezing

I.Q.F. -40 degrees Celsius