SWEETENED SHORT SHRED SPEC. SHEET

PRODUCT:        SWEETENED SHORT SHRED COCONUT

Ingredients: Coconut, Sugar, Water, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Metabisulfite

STANDARDS:

A. PHYSICAL

 

1. Color white, free from yellow specs
2. Flavor  mild and sweet, no off flavor
3. Particle Size uniform thin cuts:
>60% on US#20
<40% on US #20

                           

B. Chemical

 

1. Coconut  49.0 +-1%
2. Sugar 32.0 +-1% 
3. Water  12.0 +-1%
4. Propylene Glycol 3.0 +-1%
5. Sodium Metabisulfite Less than 50 ppm.

                        

C. MICROBIOLOGICAL

 

1.  Standard Plate Count 5000/gm max
2.  Mold                  10/gm max.
3.  Yeast   100/gm max
4.  Coliform 10/gm max.   
5.  Salmonella  Negative      
6.  Staph coagulase (positive)  10/gm max.

                                          

D. PACKAGING

 

       10, 25, and 50 lb. Net polyethylene lined cartons

 

E. STORAGE

 

        1. Temperature                    Store at 60 to 72F

        2. Shelf                                Approximately 1 year

 

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