| Product Description |
Individually Quick Frozen Red Papaya Dices |
| Origin |
India |
| General Description |
Whole papaya, variety -
Red Lady found acceptable as per our specifications are cleaned, peeled, diced using Urschel Dicer and frozen in IQF Freezer at –250C |
| Treatment |
No food additives used |
| Physical parameters |
| Product Size |
Free flowing dices of the size 10X10mm dices are made from slices of semi ripe to ripe fruit, vertically cut. Since the slices are oblong not all dices will be completely uniform in shape and size.However about 75% will have two sides of required size 20% will be irregular shape due to the geometry of the fruit. |
| Defects |
Limits (Average per 250gm)-Frozen |
| Consistency |
Solid |
| Foreign Matter |
Nil |
| Fines |
<10% |
| Raw fruit |
<5% |
| Values on Chemical Analysis |
| Dry Substance |
90 - 110 |
Acidity
(as citric acid monohydrate) |
It is a natural product. No acid is added.
The observed range is 0.1 – 0.2% |
| pH |
It is a natural product.No acid is added. The observed range is 5.0to5.50 |
| Sensory Analysis |
| Color |
Red to orange red |
| Appearance |
Deep Red to Orange Red Dices without ice sediments |
| Taste/Smell |
Typical of Semi-ripe Papaya |
| Microbiological Values |
|
m |
M |
| Aerobic plate count |
50,000/g |
500,000/g |
| Total Coliforms |
500/g |
1000/g |
| E.Coli |
10/g |
50/g |
| Yeast |
5,000/g |
50,000/g |
| Moulds |
1,000/g |
10,000/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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