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Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Dextrose, Date
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Applications
Used as an ingredient in many dry bakery mixes and other confections which require the fruit to remain firm and provide visual identity:
- Breads
- Muffins
- Cakes
- Cookies
- Health Bars
- Date Shakes
- Cereals
- Ice Cream
- Smoothies / Shakes
- Oat Meal
- Salads
Properties
- Microbiological Values
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Yeast and Mold max. 10,000 per gram AOAC 2014.05 Aerobic Plate Count max. 50,000 per gram AOAC 966.23 Escherichia coli max. 10 per gram AOAC 966.24 Live Infestation None - - Salmonella Negative per 25g AOAC 2004.03 Coli form max. 100 per gram AOAC 966.24 Staphylococci (Coagulase Positive) max. 10 per gram AOAC 975.55 - Nutritional Information
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Added Sugars 7 g/100g - Ash Content 1 g/100g - Calcium Content 39 mg/100g - Energy 351 cal/100g - Carbohydrates 86 g/100g - Cholesterol max. 1 mg/100g - Fructose 27 g/100g - Glucose 46 g/100g - Insoluble Fiber 6 g/100g - Iron Content 2 mg/100g - Potassium Content 585 mg/100g - Protein 1 g/100g - Saturated Fat 0 g/100g - Sodium Content 7 mg/100g - Soluble Fiber 2 g/100g - Sucrose Content 0 g/100g - Total Dietary Fiber 8 g/100g - Total Fat 0 g/100g - Total Sugars 73 g/100g - Trans Fat 0 g/100g - Vitamin D 0 mcg/100g - - Characteristics
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Diced Particle Size (passing on US 1/4") min. 55 % - Diced Particle Size (passing on US 1/8") max. 35 % - Diced Particle Size (passing on US 3/8") max. 15 % - Diced Particle Size (passing on US Pan) max. 10 % - Diced Particle Size (passing through 1/2") max. 100 % - Metal Detection (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous) max. 1 mm - Flowing Agent Coating (Oat Flour, Dextrose, Rice Flour) 5 - 10 % - Foreign Material None - - Moisture Content 12 - 18 % - Pit Fragments max. 1 per 2,000lbs - Metal Detection (Stainless Steel) max. 1.5 mm - Water Activity max. 0.675 - - Whole Calyx max. 2 per 500g -
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Regulatory
Desert Valley Date is a vertically integrated date supplier. Our dates meet all FDA and USDA requirements and are processed and packed using stainless steel equipment in a BRC Certified facility.
- Statements
- No chemicals or preservatives are added.
- Kosher Certified
- Halal Certified
- Gluten Free
- Allergen Free
- Regulatory and Compliance Information
- These products are not irradiated.
- These products contain no components from an animal source.
- Products are produced under the jurisdiction of the FDA and are listed in the CFR-Title21 Subchapter B as "Food For Human Consumption" and are, therefore, classified as non-hazardous materials. As a result, these products are exempt from the 29 CFR 1910.1200 OSHA Hazardous Communication Standard; Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are not required.
- Registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Bioterrorism Act of 2002.
- All products are either USDA or FDA inspected and certified.
- Caution May Contain Pits: Machine Pitted Dates may contain Pits or Pit Fragments. It is the responsibility of the packer, processor or re-packer to appropriately label their end products for the end user.
- Desert Valley Date guarantees the article or articles comprising each shipment or other delivery hereafter made by Desert Valley Date to you, or on your order, or on the order of any subsidiary or affiliated company of yours, as of the date of each shipment or delivery, to be, on such date, not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, and not an article which may not, under the provisions of Section 404 or 505 of the Act be introduced into interstate commerce, and to be not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the statutes of any state of the United States.
- Desert Valley Date Reserves the right to change the processing and some specification of diced dates herein without notification.
- Unless specified in the item description or the specification herein, the country or origin of the raw dates may be sourced from countries outside the USA. However, all diced dates are processed and washed in the USA at a Desert Valley Date facility. If a specific country of origin is required, the request must be made in writing or outlined on the purchase order.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Allergen Disclaimer
- Products containing Almonds and Coconut are processed and packed on separate production lines but are contained in the same facility.
- Coconut Flour may be processed and packed on the same line but never on at the same production run. Processing line is swabbed after cleaning to verify no allergens exist on the line.
- Gluten in Oat Flour is NOT defined as an allergen however Oat Flour is processed on the Oat Flours Processor’s equipment that also processes wheat Flour. The Gluten in wheat flour can be considered an allergen.
- Some non-standard items may require a minimum purchase orders quantity and result in longer lead times and may be subject to availability.
- Dextrose is derived from corn.
- Dice Date Process Flow
Processing Steps:
- Receiving
- Fumigation (Conventional) or Freezing (Organic)
- Grading and sorting
- Washing
- Hydration
- Pit Removal
- Coating
- Dicing
- Moisture Control
- Size Screening
- Metal Detection
- Package and Label
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging
Net (lbs) Ship (lbs) Tie X High 25 26.5 10 x 7 - Wood Pallets: 40" x 48", 45 lbs
- Carton Size: 15.25" x 11.75" x 7.5", tested at 275 lb. BMC, lined with a 1 mil Low Density Polyethylene bag.
- Carton Labels: Include Product Description, Julian Date Production Lot Code (DV1234XX), and Country of Origin.
DV 123 4 xx Desert Valley Date Prefix Julian Date Code Year Desert Valley Date Internal Suffix
Storage & Handling
- Shipping Conditions
Shipping Minimum Maximum Recommended Shipping Temperature (max 7 day transit) 37°F 80°F