Banana Chips

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