SWEET ORANGE PEELS (CHOPPED)
PARAGUAY
| Name | SWEET ORANGE PEELS CHOPPED |
| Latin name | Citrus aurantium L. subsp. dulcis (Rutaceae) mesocarpium |
| Part of the plant used | Peels: Aurantii dulcis epicarpium & mesocarpium |
| Main components | – essential oil mainly composed of limonene |
| Properties | Strong orange flavour |
| Usage | Belgian ales, Belgian wheat beer |
| 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 1 % |
| Water content | Max 14 % |
| Total ash | Max 6 % |
| Soluble extract | Min 30 % |
| 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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