Origin
Philippines
Description
Saba variety banana slices, lightly fried in coconut oil and dipped in sugar solution. Banana chips should be crunchy and firm but not excessively hard, with a characteristic banana flavour, free from foreign odours and foreign flavours.
Ingredients
Fresh peeled bananas 55%, coconut oil 26%, sugar refined 18.97%, natural banana flavour 0.03%
Allergenic information
MAY ALSO CONTAIN NUTS, SESAME, GLUTEN & SULPHITES.
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Microbiological information
- Total bacterial Count Max 10,000 cfu/g
- Yeasts Max 1,000 cfu/g
- Moulds Max 1,000 cfu/g
- Coliforms Max 100 cfu/g
- Salmonella Absent/25g
- E. Coli Max 10 cfu/g
Nutritional values per 100g
- Energy 505kcal / 1845kj
- Protein 2.94g
- Carbohydrates 47.06g
- Of which sugar 29.41g
- Fat 26.47g
- Of which saturates 26.47g
- Fibre 5.9g
- Salt 0g
Physical Specification
Size Type & Size Grade Whole & 2-4 cm (diameter)
Thickness (mm) 3 – 4.5
Broken (w/w) 10% max.
EVM (stalks, leaves and fibre) (per kg) 2 pcs max.
Discoloured (per 100g) 5 pcs max.
Internal Black Seed (per kg) 2 pcs max.
Burnt/Toasted Chips (w/w) 3% max.
Agglutinated Chips (w/w) 3% max.
Oily Chips (w/w) 3% max.
Additional Extrinsic Foreign Bodies: Broken Chips: chips less than or equal to ½ inch.
Chemical Specification
Moisture <6%
Aflatoxin B1 <2ppb
Aflatoxin Total <4ppb
Peroxide Value (PV) <10 meq/kg
FFA (as Oleic Acid) <0.5%
PAH Benzo(a)pyrene ≤2 ppb
PAH Sum of Benzo(a)pyrene,
benzo(a)anthracene, chrysene,
benzo(b)fluoranthene ≤20 ppb
Product Information
Suitable for Vegetarians Yes
Suitable for Vegans Yes
GMO free Yes
Free from irradiation treatment Yes
Packaging
- Primary contact packaging is BRC certified food grade bag with thickness of 70 micron.
- Outer packaging is recyclable corrugated double-walled brown box of dimensions 375 x 240 x 325mm
- Gross weight is 1.012kgs & net weight is 1kg
- Individual bags are labelled with product description, allergen information, country of origin, best before date (end MM-YYYY), net weight and lot number
Storage conditions & shelf life
Cool dry area free from risk of contamination and moisture. Shelf life is minimum 6 months from pack date.
EAN barcodes
1kg : 5060090200297
10 x 1kg: 5060090201379
Product quality & Afropol safety control procedures
The banana chips come from a BRC accredited supply.
Afropol Fine Foods have SALSA accreditation.
Declaration
Although due care & attention has been taken during the processing of this natural product, the product may contain traces of pits/stalk/shell.
Legal information
This product shall conform to:
- Food Safety Act 1990
- Council Directives 93/94/EEC of 14 June 1993 on Hygiene of Foodstuffs
- EU Food information Regulation 1169/2011
- Pesticide use council directive 91/414/EEC
- EU regulations for heavy metals commission regulation and mycotoxins commission regulation (EC) No 1881/2006