PEPPADEW USA
The United States Distributorship of the
Peppadew Product Line

PEPPADEW, 2 KG, WHOLE, MILD - PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Whole, de-seeded Sweet Piquanté Peppers in a sweet / sour brine solution – fully pasteurized.

MASS:
Total product mass               2 kg
Drained Mass                        0.800 kg
Mass range                            1,975 kg - 2,050 kg

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

STORAGE CONDITIONS:
Refrigerate after opening.

INGREDIENTS: (in descending order)
Sweet Piquanté Peppers     40%
Water                                      22%
White Sugar                           20%
Spirit Vinegar                        16%
Salt                                         <1%
Ascorbic Acid                        <1%
Calcium Chloride                  <1%
 

FINISHED PRODUCT STANDARDS:
Appearance: Orange to red whole fruit in a light yellow liquid                     

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

Chemical Analysis: (Homogenised sample)
pH                                           3.0 - 3.6
Acidity                                   2.0 - 2.6 (expressed as % acetic acid)
Brix                                         28 - 35 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
150 corrugates packed per pallet = 450 barrier bags