Enhanced TDS
Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Date Paste
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Features
- Our raw dates are cleaned, metal detected, hydrated or heated to reach proper moisture content and mechanically pitted.
- Date Paste has an inverted sugar profile that has equal parts of glucose and fructose that has a smooth texture.
- Deglet Noor Date Paste contains glucose, fructose, and sucrose in almost equal parts and has a more fibrous texture.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Applications
- Macerated dates are pitted and crushed dates that are used in applications where the skin texture remains.
- Used as an a healthy ingredient alternative in many bakery mixes and other confections which require the fruit to remain firm and provide visual identity:
- Breads
- Muffins
- Cakes
- Cookies / Health Bars
- Date Shakes
- Smoothies
- Ice Cream
- Pies
- Dressings
- Juices
Properties
- Physical Form
- Flavor
- Typical of dates, free from off or objectionable flavors.
- Odor
- Sweet Candy, free of any fermentedor sour smell.
- Microbiological Values
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Yeast and Mold 10000 per gram AOAC 2014.05 Aerobic Plate Count 50000 per gram AOAC 966.23 Escherichia coli max. 10 per gram AOAC 966.24 Live Infestation None - - Salmonella Negative per 375g AOAC 2004.03 Coli form max. 100 per gram AOAC 966.24 Staphylococci (Coagulase Positive) max. 10 per gram AOAC 975.55 - Characteristics
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Water Activity max. 0.72 - - Density 1.35 - 1.45 g/ml - Metal Detection (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous) max. 3 mm - Moisture Content 21 - 24 % - Pit Fragments max. 1 per 2,000lbs - Particle Size (Extrusion Hole) max. 0.125 inch - Metal Detection (Stainless Steel) max. 3 mm - Whole Calyx max. 0 per pound - - Note
- Moisture range is an approximate. Only water activity will be reported on COAs.
- Metal detection limits are based on equipment limits or physical barrier(s).
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.
- Regulatory and Compliance Information
- These products are not irradiated and are NON-G.M.O.
- 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 dates are either USDA or FDA inspected.
- Products herein are GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe).
- 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.
- 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, date paste is wash and processed 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.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging
Net (lbs) Ship (lbs) Tie x High 50 51.5 10x5 - 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 2 mil Low Density Polyethylene Liner.
- Carton Labels: 15# & 11# 2-piece carton box with FDA approved michelman coating
- Carton Labels: Include Product Description, Julian Date Production Lot Code (DV1234XX), and Country of Origin. Lot codes for Certificate of Analysis (COAs) do not include the Desert Valley Date Internal Suffix.
DV 123 4 XX Desert Valley Date Prefix Julian Date Code Year Desert Valley Date Internal Suffix
- Allergen Disclaimer: Products containing Almonds and Coconut are processed and packed on separate production lines but are contained in the same facility.
- Metal Detection Machinery is tested before the final packing of each pallet.
- Custom sizes are available but may require a minimum purchase.
Storage & Handling
- Shipping Conditions
Shipping Minimum Maximum Recommended Shipping Temperature (max 7 day transit) 37°F 80°F - Storage Conditions
Storage Temperature Shelf Life Storage Temperature at 45°F (Refrigeration) 6 Months Storage Temperature at -5°F (Frozen) 1 Year