Orange Powder

PHYSICO‐CHEMICAL

Test Units Parameters Analytical Method
Ash g / 100 g 1.0 ‐ 4.0 Gravimetry
Moisture g / 100 g < 3.0 Gravimetry
Hesperidin % ≥ 2.0 HPLC
Total Phenol % ≥ 2.0 Folin Ciocalteau
Total Flavonoids % ≥ 4.0 Colorimetric method
Particle size % 99 % < 0,5 mm Sieving
Test ORGANOLEPTICS Analytical Method
Color / Appearance Typical orange colour Organoleptic method
 

Taste / Flavour / Aroma

Fresh fruity and peely orange. No cooked and off‐taste can be accepted. Some bitterness notes from the citrus peel can be this raw material.  

Organoleptic method

Defects Absence of any non fruit related item Organoleptic method

MICROBIOLOGICS

Test Units Parameters Analytical Method
Total Viable Count cfu /ml < 1000 Internal Method
Yeast cfu /ml < 100 IFU N.2 Mod Microb.
Moulds cfu /ml < 10 IFU N.2 Mod Microb.
Total Coliforms count cfu / g < 10 ISO 4832
Escherichia coli count cfu /g < 10 ISO 16649‐2
Investigation Salmonella Absence/Presence in 25g Absence ISO 6579

 

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