IQF Strawberry
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Detailed description
Nivex IQF strawberries are grown on Nivex and partner farms in Egypt and picked ripe. The cold chain starts within minutes of harvest, and each berry is individually quick frozen, so fruit stays separate, free-flowing and easy to portion. Strawberries were Nivex's first frozen product. They suit dairy, bakery, smoothies, jams, fruit preparations and retail frozen packs, whole or diced to the buyer's specification.
More info
Product: IQF strawberries, whole (calyx removed) or diced
Botanical name: Fragaria × ananassa
Origin: Egypt
Variety: Varieties selected for freezing [confirm]
Harvest season: Approx. January to May [confirm]; frozen stock available all year
Ingredients: 100% strawberries; no additives, no added sugar
Process: Harvest, cooling, sorting, calyx removal, washing, inspection, IQF freezing, grading, metal detection, packing. Not blanched
Whole sizes (mm): 15–25, 20–30, 25–35, 30–40, or to specification
Diced sizes (mm): 10 × 10, 12 × 12, 15 × 15 [confirm]
Colour: Bright, uniform red; internal colour red to pink
Flavour and odour: Typical ripe strawberry; free from off-flavours and off-odours
Texture: Firm and free-flowing when frozen
Brix: ≥ 7 °Brix
Defect tolerances (by weight): Damaged or crushed ≤ 5%; under-ripe ≤ 3%; over-ripe or soft ≤ 3%; off-size ≤ 10%; clusters ≤ 2%; calyx or stalk pieces ≤ 2 per kg; mould or rot: none; foreign matter: none
Microbiology: Total plate count ≤ 500,000 cfu/g; yeasts ≤ 10,000 cfu/g; moulds ≤ 1,000 cfu/g; E. coli < 10 cfu/g; Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes not detected in 25 g; norovirus GI/GII and hepatitis A virus not detected in 25 g
Packaging: 10 kg net carton with blue PE liner; 4 × 2.5 kg; retail bags and private label on request
Storage and shelf life: ≤ −18 °C; 24 months from production
HS code: 0811 10 (EU CN 0811 10 90)
Certifications
EU Compliance / CE food contact
FDA Registration
BRCGS Food Safety
HACCP+Exhibitor
