Cherries

Origin

Poland

Description

The product is made from high quality fresh sour cherries (mainly Lutowka variety), picked in Poland. The fresh fruit is washed, pitted, and very well inspected to ensure free of foreign matter, then is IQF frozen. Afterwards the fruit is osmotically dehydrated in apple concentrate, dried on a continuous belt dried, inspected, metal checked and packed. Small quantity of sunflower oil is added to prevent clumping.

Ingredients

Sour Cherry (~80%), Apple Juice Concentrate (~19%), Sunflower Oil (~1%)

Allergenic information

MAY ALSO CONTAIN NUTS, SESAME, GLUTEN & SULPHITES.

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Microbiological information

  • Total Bacterial Count  < 10,000 cfu/g
  • Yeasts  < 1,000 cfu/g
  • Moulds  < 1,000 cfu/g
  • Salmonella  Absent/25g
  • Coliforms  <100 cfu/g
  • E. Coli  < 10 cfu/g

Nutritional values per 100g

  • Energy  332kcal/1408kj
  • Protein  2.1g
  • Carbohydrates  75.6g
  • Of which sugar  72.3g
  • Fat  0.3g
  • Of which saturates <0.1g
  • Fibre  5.3g
  • Sodium  0.0049g
  • Salt  0.012g

Physical Specification

Pit – whole  max. 1 pc per box

Pit – fragment  max. 6 pcs per box

EVM  max. 2 pcs per box

Foreign Material (Metal, Glass)  Absent

Chemical Specification

Moisture  8-16%

Water Activity  Max 0.60

Sunflower oil  Max 1%

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 : 5060090204813
10 x 1kg: 5060090204820

Product quality & Afropol safety control procedures

The cherries producer has BRC certification
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