BITTER ORANGE PEELS (POWDER)
PARAGUAY
| Name | BITTER ORANGE PEELS (POWDER) |
| Latin name | Citrus aurantium L. subsp. Aurantium (Rutaceae) |
| Part of the plant used | Peels: Aurantii amarae fructi cortex ¼ |
| Main components | – essential oil mainly composed of limonene – flavonoids: bitter flavonoid heterosides (neohesperidin, naringin, …) and no bitter flavonoid heterosides (hesperidin, rutoside, sinensetine, …) – coumarins: photosensitizing furanocoumarins |
| Properties | Touch of sourness, citrusy/herbal notes |
| Usage | Belgian wheat beer, winter ales |
| Macroscopic and microscopic characteristics | European Pharmacopoeia |
| Macroscopic characteristics | Eur.Ph. – Identification A |
| Microscopic characteristics | Eur.Ph. – Identification B |
| Thin layer chromatography | Eur.Ph. – Identification C (naringin, caffeic acid) |
| Aerobic mesophilic | Less than 50.000.000 /g |
| Yeast / mould | Less than 500.000 /g |
| Foreign elements | Max 2 % |
| Water content | Max 10 % |
| Total ash | Max 7 % |
| Extractives | Max 6 % |
| Essential oil | Min 2,0 % (pericarpe cp) Min 0,3 % (powder) |
| Quality assurance | – A quality policy has been defined and written. – A quality manual / documentation system has been defined into the company in order to insure the quality of our products. It is based on the IFS (International Food Standard) repository. – With a repository used in the food sector, our quality manual includes in particular a HACCP evaluation of our products. – Analyses are realised on the commercialised products. We have an internal laboratory to realize these analyses. |
| Traceability | – Traceability is insured from the reception of the product to the delivery to our customer. – A withdrawal process of our products has also been defined in case of problem. |
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