Natural hazelnuts kernels
A hazelnut is the nut of the hazel and is also known as cobnut or filbert nut according to species. A cob is roughly spherical to oval, about 15–25 millimetres long and 10–15 millimetres in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth shell. A filbert is more elongated, being about twice as long as it is round
DESCRIPTION
Calibration From 9 up to 15+mm with 1-2 mm size differences
Packing 25/40/50 kg PP bags, 50/80kg jute bags,1000kg big bags
Standart Making Description, size, crop, producer, origin, weight, lot, best before
Shelf Life 12 months in jute or big bags
ORGANOLEPTIC
Appearance Uniform, whole and sound kernels
Taste/Odour Typical fresh hazelnut taste, free from foreign odors
Texture Firm and crispy
Colour Typical, brown
CHEMICAL&PHYSICAL
Moisture 6% max.
Fat Content 55% -68%
Free Fatty AIDS 0,7% max
Peroxide 0,7 mEq/kg max.
Aflatoxin B1 2 ppb max.
Aflatoxin B1+B2+G1+G2+ 4ppb max.
Foreign Matters 10 pcs max. (except unshelled and shell pieces)
Defectous 2.0% max (inner/visible rotten, inner/visible mouldy, rancid, lemonous)
Broken 1%max
Under/Over Calibre +/- 5% max.
Mechenically Damaged 7% max.
Shrivelled, Lemonous 4% max.
MICROBIOLOGICAL
Total Plate Count 20000/gr. max.
Salmonella absent/25gr.
E.COLI absent/gr.
Mouldo Yeast 1000cfu/gr. max
Straph Aureus 10 cfu/gr. max.
Enterobacteriaseae 200 cfu/gr. max.
Total Coliform 100cfu/gr. max.