IQF fruit blackberry
Variety: Hull / Chester
Size:uncalibrated or 15-25mm
Grade: A / B
HACCP,ISO,Kosher,GAP

IQF fruit blackberry 

Description: 100% IQF blackberries, cultivated, variety Hull, Chester.

Only fresh harvested blackberries shall be processed and shall have an optimum level of maturity for processing.There shall be minimal variation in colour between blackberries. The blackberries are to be free from all additives.

Colour: Uniform black or purple black (90%),no fresh red colour

Taste: Typical blackberry taste, with no off flavours of any kind present.

Standard Analytical Data(per 10kg): Clumps less than 3 fruits: under 1% by weight.Calyx: Max 1 piece.Leaves: Max 1 piece. Without extraneous materials

Metal/glass/plastic/stone/sand/soil or any other FMV/EVM: Non-existence.

Contamination: pesticides, fungicides, metals, mycotoxines, radioactivity, according to USFDA/Canada norms.

Microbiologicl data:

(1) T.V.C. 10000/G
(2) Yeast <100CFU/G
(3) Moulds <100CFU/G
(4) Salmonella NIL
(5) Pathogenic bacteria NIL
(6) Coliforms NIL
(7) E.coli NIL

Transportation: All fruit must be protected from exposure to the environment, immediately after harvest. All transportation will be in covered vehicles.

Process Water : All water used for washing, and further processing of strawberries, will contain between 10 and 15 ppm of Chlorine.

Fruit Temperature  : Minimum of minus 18 Centigrade

Packaging: 1x10kg/ctn with polythene liner  

Labelling: As request