Enhanced TDS
Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- Flavor
- Flavor Family
- Flavor Ingredient Class
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Black Carrot Juice
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Optical Judgement
Free of impurities
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Product Highlights
- Designed to meet the demand for coloring materials from natural and organic products, Black Carrot Juice Concentrate provides superb red and derivative colors.
- Mainly used in beverage and confectionery purposes, it provides consistent and homogeneous applications of color throughout the final product.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Intended Uses
This product is semi-finished product. It can be used as a natural color concentrate in the food industry.
Properties
- Color
- Appearance
- Typical of black carrot concentrate
- Flavor
- Typical of black carrot concentrate
- Taste
- Clean typical of black carrot concentrate
- Analytical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Brix 64.5 - 65.5 Degree IFU 8 Total Titratable Acidity (pH 8.1) 4.00 - 9.00 % w/w IFU 3, As Citric Acid pH 3.50 - 4.50 - IFU 11 Turbidity (SS °Bx*) max. 100 NTU - Color (at 520 nm, pH 3.0) 4 - 10 CU - Brown Index (Value at 420 nm/Value at 520 nm) max. 0.37 - - Violet Index (Value at 580 nm/Value at 520 nm) max. 0.25 - - HMF (SS °Bx*, 3% Acetonitrile, at 272 nm) max. 20 ppm - - Microbiological Values
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Total Plate Count (PCA, at 28°C, 3 days) max. 1000 CFU/ml - Mould (DRBC, at 28°C, 5 days) max. 500 CFU/ml - Yeast (DRBC, at 28°C, 5 days) max. 500 CFU/ml - Humic-reducing Microorganisms (PDA, at 28°C, 7 days) None per 50ml - Bacteria Spores (PCA, at 28°C, 7 days) None per 50ml - Coliform (VRBA, at 37°C, 3 days) None per 10ml - Thermophilic Acidophilic Bacteria (BAT, at 45°C, 11 days) None per 10ml - - Note
SS °Bx*: AIJN from concentrate single strength minimum brix value.
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Compliance Information of Essential Authenticity and Quality Factors
- Authenticity - The product is made from 100% natural, fresh and wholesome fruit of the specified variety and is not modified or adulterated in any way by addition of food additives or unauthorized processing. The product complies with the Directive 2001/112/EC and subsequent amendments and complies furthermore with the CODEX General Standard for Fruit juices and Nectars (Codex Stan 247-2005) and AIJN-Code of Practice. Genetic manipulations are not used. Genetic manipulated plants, raw materials, food additives and enzymes (including self-cloned ones) are not used.
- Authorized Ingredients - Product does not contain any food additive as mentioned in the Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.
- Authorized Treatments and Substances
- Processing aids as stated in the Directive 2012/12/EC have not been used except citric acid used for acidity regulation
- Hygiene - The product is prepared in accordance with the “General Principles of Food Hygiene” recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
- Contaminants - The values for arsenic and heavy metals do not exceed the AIJN Code of Practice limits and the product complies with the Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 and subsequent amendments.
- Residues - The product complies with the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 and subsequent amendments.
- Allergens - The product does not contain substances having allergic properties for which labeling is required, as defined in Directive 2007/68/EC amending Annex IIIA to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain food ingredients.
- GMO’s - The product does not contain ingredients that contain GMO or consist of GMO or were produced from GMO. Therefore it does not require GMO-labeling according to Regulations (EC) No 1829/2003 and 1830/2003.
- Flavors - Flavors delivered or already returned only come from the fruit which gives the name. These flavors correspond to the request of the European fruit juice regulation.
- Labelling Compliance
The labels of our products are prepared in accordance with the “Turkish Food Codex” recommended by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and also comply with Directive 2000/13/EC and its amendments.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
- The packaging materials comply with the requirements of the relevant version of the Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and its implementation measures.
- The product is delivered in steel drums which are in accordance with Meykon specifications.
- Plastic or Steel drums 275 kg net both with double PE liner are the standard filling type and weight for this product. Or IBC tanks as 1350 kg net standard filling type and weight.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 24 Months
- Storage & Transport Conditions
- The product is stored at -18°C to avoid color and flavor change.
- Shelf life of the product in the unopened original packaging is 24 months at -18°C.
- Recommended transportation at -18°C.