Product specifications Spring carrots

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Product specifications spring carrots
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Spring carrots aren’t cultivated by Kimco NV. For cultivation we are dependant of external
producers. However we implemented some quality demands to which the spring carrots have
to respond. Our suppliers have to deliver products that satisfy these demands.
Control concerning the quality of the delivered spring carrots is performed in accordance with
following product specifications.
1.
Name final product / group final product
Spring carrots
2.
Used raw materials and additives
Spring carrots: origin: Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain (during winter)
Primary packaging materials (Procedure 10 and 11)
Our products don’t contain any allergens or genetically manipulated organisms.
3.
General product specifications
The product is delivered washed and packed in crates.
Regardless of the quality class valid for the product, the following minimal demands are in
order for the product:
- Excellent quality
- Fresh and firm foliage
- Fine formed and fully-grown carrots
- Thoroughly washed
- Straight and intact carrots
- Free of insects
- Free of cracks and not split
- Typical colour of the variety, both for the carrot and foliage
- Free of green, purple or violet colour on the top part of the carrots
- Uniformly sorted spring carrots with carrots of the same length and calibre (min 10
and max 25 mm)
- Free of frost damage
- No residues above the tolerated norm
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Specific characteristics
Comply to the legislation concerning residues of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides.
The following microbiological demands are in force:
- Salmonella: 0 cfu (colony forming units) / 25 g product
- Listeria monocytogenes: 0 cfu / 25 g product
- Staphylococcus aureus: < 10.000 cfu / g product
- Bacillus cereus: < 10.000 cfu / g product
- Clostridium perfringens: < 10.000 cfu / g product
- Escherichia Coli: < 100 cfu / g product
Comply to the legislation concerning heavy metals.
For carrots the following maximal values are in place:
- lead: maximal value 0.1 mg/kg product
- cadmium: maximal value 0.1 mg/kg product
5.
Specific demands
Calibre
10-25 mm
6.
Packages
Packed in high or medium EPS crates: 6, 8 or 12 pieces / crate
7.
Optimal storage conditions
Refrigerated between 1 - 4 °C
8.
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Specific shelf life
9.
Consumer target group
All consumers
9.1
Known abuse
The foliage is not meant for consumption
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Relevant law and legislation
Procedure law and legislation (BRC1.1)
11.
Nutritional value
Average nutritional value
Energy
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Starch
Fibre content
Moisture content
Fat content
Minerals
Sodium
Potassium
Iron
Calcium
Phosphor
Magnesium
Zinc
Copper
Vitamins
Provitamin A
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin C
12.
Physical en chemical characteristics
Specific heat (20°C) / piece
Specific gravity (20°C) / piece
Heat conduction coefficient (20°C)/ piece
Specific gravity (20°C) / bulk
Heat conduction coefficient (20°C) / bulk
Melting point / freezing point (1 bar)
/ 100 g product
28 kcal / 119 kJ
0.4 g
6.7 g
0.2 g
3.2 g
91 g
<0.1 g
38 mg
233 mg
0.30 mg
30 mg
35 mg
8 mg
0 mg
0 mg
1067 µg
0.04 mg
0.04 mg
4 mg
3890 J/(kgK)
1014 kg/m³
0.56 J/(sm²C)
500 kg/m³
0.33 J/(sm²C)
-1.4°C
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