| 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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