Okra

Type Whole – IQF – Grade A
Form Okra ready without top crown/head cut
Name Bamya Extra, Zero and Momtaza (fine)
Description Fresh and ripe Okra arriving from neighbor certified farms. Okra fully washed and cleaned, sized, sufficiently blanched to ensure adequate stability of color and flavor, then frozen
Ingredients Frozen okra free from preservatives and artificial colors
Appearance Fresh Okra with cut top crown with green typical color used green Okra
Flavor & Smell Natural Okra taste and has no smell
Processing Plant Cleaned, processed and packed in accordance to BRC- ISO 22000 – OHSAS 18001 certificates
* CHARACTERISTICS
Foreign Matter Product free from wood, plastic, stones, glass, etc…
PH 7.0
Consistency Quite near to fresh product
Metal Detection All products pass through metal detection device to ensure products are free from any metals prior shipment
Size Extra: 25mm Zero: 35mm Momtaza: 45mm
Defects -Insect 0% -Discolored okra <5% -Mechanical 1% -EVM <0.02% (Extraneous Vegetable Material) -Decay 0%
Moisture Level 91%
Microbiology Analysis (total count) -Bacteria aerobic (total count) <200,000 cfu/gr -Salmonella- Negative/25g -Coliforms <100 cfu/gr Listeria- Negative/25g -Yeast & Mold <40 cfu/gr Ethereobacteriaaceae <10/gr -E-coli- Negative/gr Baclillus <10/gr -S.aureus- Negative/gr -E.0157- Negative/gr
* Packaging & Storage
Packaging Packed in strong double carton with poly laminated food graded bags free from metal staples
Label Each carton is marked with a sticker label that contains the net weight, production & expiry date, and lot number for traceability
Storage Stored on heavy duty metal pallets in clean, hygienic environment
Temperature All products are stored and shipped at -18°C with effective monitoring temperature
* Documentation
Certificate of Analysis All shipments include a certificate of analysis from the Ministry of Agriculture in Egypt