Product Description
Desiccated coconut is consistently produced and handled under condition meeting Codex General principles of Food Hygiene, EV & FDA and comply with all current national and international food legislation and applicable regulatory codes.
PHYSICAL |
Colour | White, reasonably free from yellow specks and other discolorations |
Flavour | Mild characteristic of coconut with no off flavour |
Thickness | 0.9 mm – 1.4 mm |
Impurities | Not more than 2 pcs / 100 gr sample |
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CHEMICAL |
Moisture Content (%) | 2.8 – 3.7 |
Total Fat (%) | 65 ± 5 |
FFA (as Lauric Acid) (%) | 0.10 maximum |
Residual Chlorine | Not detected (<0.02) |
pH | 6.1 to 6.7 |
Organoplosphorus pesticide residues | Negative |
Mercury (Hg) | < 0.03 |
Lead (Pb) | 0.1 maximum |
Copper (Cu) | 20 maximum |
Zinc (Ze) | 40 maximum |
Cadmium (Cd) | 0.05 maximum |
Arsenic (As) | 1.0 maximum |
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MICROBIOLOGICAL |
Total Plate Count | 5,000 cfu/gram max |
Yeast | 50 cfu/ gram max |
Moulds | 50 cfu / gram max |
E. Coli in 1g | Negative |
Salmonella in 25g | Negative |