Product Description |
Individually Quick Frozen Corn on Cob |
Origin |
India |
General Description |
IQF corn on cob is produced from fresh, mature corn cobs by de husking, cutting both ends, inspecting, washing, blanching and freezing to give a free flowing product and is stored at -18° C. |
Physical parameters |
Product Size |
Length 130-160 mm |
Defects |
Limits (Average per 1000gm)-Frozen |
Product Weight |
250±50 gm |
Foreign Matter |
Nil |
F.E.V.M |
Nil |
E.V.M |
Nil |
Brix |
11±2° B |
Over Size |
10%. Weight of the corn cob more than 300 gm |
Under Size |
10%. Length of the corn cob less than 130mm or <200 gm |
Sensory Analysis |
Color |
Light to golden yellow kernels on the cobs. |
Appearance |
Frozen cobs with both cut ends, without ice or silk on the product free from defects |
Flavor |
Sweet Characteristic flavor. |
Texture |
Tender. |
Microbiological Values |
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m |
M |
Aerobic plate count |
500,000/g |
1,500,000/g |
Total Coliforms |
1000/g |
10,000/g |
E.Coli |
10/g |
100/g |
Yeast and Moulds |
1,000/g |
5,000/g |
Staphylococcus Aureaus |
10/g |
100/g |
Salmonella(25 g) |
Absent/25g |
Absent/25g |
m = the microbiological limit which separates good quality from marginally acceptable quality
M = the microbiological limit which separates marginally acceptable quality from defective quality
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