PEPPADEW USA
The United States Distributorship of the
Peppadew Product Line

PEPPADEW, 2 KG, DICED, MILD - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Diced, deseeded Sweet Piquanté Peppers in a sweet / sour brine solution – fully pasteurized.

MASS:
Total product mass               2,000 kg
Drained Mass                        1,000 kg
 

SHELF LIFE:
24 months from date of manufacture under ambient conditions

STORAGE CONDITIONS:
Refrigerate after opening.

INGREDIENTS: (in descending order)
Sweet Piquanté Peppers     50%
Water                                      19%
White Sugar                           17%
Spirit Vinegar                        14%
Salt                                         <1%
Ascorbic Acid                        <1%
Calcium Chloride                  <1%

FINISHED PRODUCT STANDARDS:
Appearance:
Orange to red diced fruit pieces (6mm x 6mm) in a light yellow liquid

Organoleptic:  
Sweet Sour aroma
Sweet, sharp, savoury and spicy with a hot back note

Chemical Analysis: (Homogenised sample)
pH                                           3.1 - 3.7
Acidity                                    1.2 - 1.9 (expressed as % acetic acid)
Brix                                         16 - 21 degrees

Microbiological Analysis:
Total viable count                  Max 100/g
Yeast & Mould                       Max 10/g
Lactobacillus                         Max 10/g
E.coli                                      Nil/g
Staph aureus                         0/g
Coliforms                               Max 10/g
Bacillus cereus                      0/g
Clostr. perfrigens                  0/g
Salmonella                             Nil in 25 g

QUALITY ASSURANCE:
All raw materials are quality assured on arrival against supplier specification. On-line quality control is performed during production. Positive release system is followed (10 day period) before product is dispatched to the client.

PACKAGING SPECIFICATION:
Inner Packaging:
Product contact material - barrier bag consisting of:
Food contact layer           - Linear Low Density Polyethylene
Barrier layer                      - Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer
Other layers                      -  Linear low-density polyethylene, Polyamide,
                                               Adhesive resin

Production Code and Best before date printed on each 2 Kg bag.

Outer Packaging:
3 x 2 kg barrier bags per box